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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Purple Gang (ranked 3672 p4p, 23776 weight class) and Horus Anubis (ranked 435 p4p, 552 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Purple Gang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gang throws a body shot but no joy.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Gang.
The Purple Gang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis throws a combination. Gang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anubis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gang to the mat! Gang manages to get full guard.
Anubis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gang is looking to stand up but Anubis isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis trying to control but Gang is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang wants to stand and escape but Anubis is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Gang.
Anubis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anubis drives through with a takedown into Gang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gang keeping moving, preventing Anubis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang wants to stand up but Anubis is controlling him.
Anubis tries to free his leg and advance position but Gang is retaining full guard.
Anubis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anubis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control but Gang is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The Purple Gang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Anubis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anubis. That did some damage!
Anubis misses with a takedown attempt
and Gang counters with a stiff right hand.
Anubis misses with a left hand
and Gang counters with a stiff right hand.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gang.
Anubis misses with a looping left.
Anubis slips a jab and a cross from Gang.
Gang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Anubis tries to counter it with a takedown but Gang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gang slips a jab from Anubis.
Gang throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Gang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Gang.
Anubis throws a hook to the side of Gang's head but Gang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gang lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Gang.
Anubis blocks a jab.
Gang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis throws a shot from downtown. Gang moves away and avoids it.
Gang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anubis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gang lands a nice shot to the body.
Gang tries to score with a low kick but Anubis moves his leg out of the way.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gang.
Gang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Gang's belly button to the back.
Anubis looks for a takedown but Gang sprawls well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a hook but Gang avoids it easily.
Anubis works over Gang's head and body with a nice combination.
Gang is looking to wear down Anubis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gang throws a series of punches but Anubis moves out of range.
Gang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anubis throws a body shot but no joy.
Gang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anubis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gang.
Gang with the inside leg kick.
Anubis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anubis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anubis somewhat.
The Purple Gang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gang looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Anubis misses with a hook.
Gang half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anubis lands with a right hand.
Gang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anubis. That did some damage!
Gang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anubis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gang looks to land a left hand but Anubis moved out of range nicely.
Anubis swings for the body but Gang moves out of range.
Gang throws out a leg kick but Anubis moves out of range and Gang only half commits.
Anubis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gang scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Gang.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gang is just out of range.
Gang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anubis.
Gang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anubis checks a leg kick nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gang lands a jab.
Anubis needs to keep his hands up - Gang had a free shot at his head there.
Gang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gang misses with a kick to the body
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anubis checks a leg kick.
Anubis moves out of range as Gang throws a body kick.
No joy there for Gang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Gang finds it's target.
Gang misses with a hook
and Anubis counters with a stiff right hand.
Anubis misses with a hook
and Gang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anubiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anubis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anubis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anubis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anubis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anubis seems to be looking for submissions.
Anubis trying to control the action but Gang is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anubis prevents Gang from standing back up.
Anubis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anubis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anubis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anubis wants to control but Gang is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gang.
Gang throws a series of punches but Anubis avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Purple Gang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Anubis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gang's head.
Gang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anubis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anubis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anubis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Anubis misses.
Gang throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Gang as Anubis shoots in.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gang was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
The Purple Gang is winning the standup battle so far.
Gang ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Gang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gang looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Anubis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Gang moves away from the strike by Anubis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang connects with a body shot.
Gang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gang with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gang.
Gang ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Gang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gang missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anubis closes the distance and clinches up with Gang, looking for a takedown. Anubis pushes Gang against the cage but Gang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Purple Gang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
Anubis is breathing heavily.
Gang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anubis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anubiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anubis misses with a straight right.
Gang with a jab.
Anubis throws a jab when Gang was well out of range.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gang.
Good exchange - Gang coming out on top.
Anubis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gang drops Anubis with a left right combo! Gang follows him down to the ground into side control.
 Anubis is rocked!
Gang lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anubis down.
Anubis is still in real trouble! Can Gang finish him?
Gang lands a strong strike to the head of Anubis. That's dazed him! Gang looking to finish here. Anubis is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gang lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Purple Gang!
After winning the bout, The Purple Gang 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Boris (ranked 2406 p4p, 3401 weight class) and Will Scherma (ranked 320 p4p, 413 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Boris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Scherma!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scherma throws a wild body kick that Boris sees coming a mile off.
Boris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scherma as he jumps to the side.
Scherma ducks under a wild hook from Boris.
Scherma misses with a wild body shot.
Boris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scherma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scherma looks to throw a body kick
and Boris counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Will Scherma has been cut.
Scherma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boris throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boris wants to control from the top but Scherma keeps moving.
Boris stopping the sweep attempt from Scherma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scherma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boris pushing down on Scherma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boris seems to be working for a kimura but Scherma defends the submission attempt.
Boris uses his free foot to push down on Scherma's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Scherma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris trying to control but Scherma is having none of it.
Boris lands a big elbow.
Scherma is working to get back to half guard.
Scherma tries to hold on but Boris pushes him away.
Boris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scherma is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boris wants to control the pace but Scherma is squirming around nicely.
Boris controlling from mount.
Boris prevents Scherma from getting the reversal.
Boris punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scherma is trying desperately to improve position.
We've been hearing that Boris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Scherma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scherma is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scherma keeps trying to improve his position.
Boris with a couple of short strikes.
Boris controlling the position easily from mount.
Boris is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Scherma has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boris controlling from the full mount.
Scherma is working to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boris looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boris content just to control the position here.
Boris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Scherma looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Boris tightening his grip on Scherma, looking for the choke.
Boris trying to control momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boris looking for the RNC.
Boris is punishing Scherma with some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Boris looking for the choke from the back.
Boris looking for the choke but no joy.
A lull in the action here.
Scherma tries to break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scherma manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boris's guard. Nice work there by Scherma.
Boris keeping full guard, as Scherma tries to pass.
Boris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boris keeping moving, preventing Scherma from controlling successfully.
Boris looking for a sweep. Not yet Boris, not yet.
Scherma is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scherma is aware though and is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boris working for a triangle but Scherma defends it easily.
Scherma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Scherma has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Boris to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Scherma is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Boris pulls down on the head and he's put Scherma to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Boris!
In his post fight interview, John Boris started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 2785 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Floyd Pennington (ranked 359 p4p, 315 weight class). House's entrance music is HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
House was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pennington throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
House connects with a crisp jab.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pennington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Max House has been cut.
House has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
House stuns Pennington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pennington's corner calls for a 1-2. Pennington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
House's corner calls for a 1-2. House obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
House takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
Pennington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennington lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from House.
Pennington throws a hook but House blocks it.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennington.
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pennington misses the target.
Pennington moves out of range as House strikes.
House works the jab nicely.
Floyd Pennington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from House.
Pennington tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pennington digs a good hook to House's body.
House goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Floyd Pennington has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by House as he connects with a hook.
Pennington lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House throws a hook but Pennington avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pennington throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pennington blocks a jab.
Pennington misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Pennington misses its intended target.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennington moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Pennington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pennington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
House misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House lands a right hook to the body.
House scores with a decent looking hook.
Pennington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pennington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pennington throws a combination that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House misses with a looping right.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pennington misses the shot to the body.
Pennington slips a jab from House.
Pennington misses the jab.
Pennington stuns House with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pennington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps House's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House misses with a looping left.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
Pennington tries to land a leg kick but House saw it coming and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pennington has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
House is looking to break free of the clinch but Pennington has double underhooks.
Pennington avoiding damage.
Pennington avoiding damage.
Pennington receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennington controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington breaks the clinch.
Pennington takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Pennington misses with a hook
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by House.
Pennington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pennington falls off balance throwing a combination
and House counters with a straight right hand.
Pennington throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pennington throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pennington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pennington misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House throws a right hand that Pennington ducks under and follows up with a left that Pennington also avoids with ease.
Pennington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House misses with an uppercut. Pennington saw that one coming.
Pennington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
House moves out of range as Pennington strikes.
House throws a hook but Pennington avoids it easily.
Pennington lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A left lands for House.
House loads up on a big right hand but Pennington slips the punch.
Pennington now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
House connects with the punch.
Pennington connects with a looping right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington works House's body with a nice hook.
House looks to throw the jab but Pennington is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for House.
Pennington scores with a jab to the body.
Pennington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pennington scores with a body shot.
Pennington throws a solid leg kick but House takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pennington.
Pennington throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
Pennington looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
House ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
House with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pennington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pennington.
House misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
Pennington lands an overhand right.
Pennington throws a big shot that misses.
House throwing a counter right hand but Pennington manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
Pennington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Pennington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Pennington misses.
Pennington throws a hook to the side of House's head but House sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
Pennington misses with a jab to the body
and House counters with a three punch combo that has Pennington backing up. Pennington nods at House to acknowledge the strikes.
Pennington misses with a wild body shot.
House is looking for a counter combo.
Pennington throws a leg kick
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pennington on the side of the head.
Pennington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pennington jabs House to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Pennington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pennington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max House dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pennington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
House misses with a hook.
House misses with a right hand
and Pennington counters with a nice body shot.
House avoids the body shot from Pennington.
Pennington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pennington! But no joy.
House with a jab.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
House cracks Pennington with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pennington throws a poor cross that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
Jab from Pennington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House loads up on a big right hand but Pennington slips the punch.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Pennington's shoulder, as Pennington tries to avoid the shot.
House throws a lazy right hand but Pennington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pennington swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from House misses.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House throwing a counter right hand but Pennington manages to avoid it.
Pennington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Pennington misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
House missing with a left hand there. Pennington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House lands the left hand.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House throws a hook but Pennington avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House slips under a jab from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a straight left.
House misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from House.
House takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pennington was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throws a low kick but House moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and House tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pennington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but House paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like House was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pennington.
Pennington takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
House misses with a right hand
enabling Pennington to counter with a crisp jab.
House throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington avoids the body shot from House.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
House misses with a looping right.
Pennington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for House.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
Pennington slips a jab and a cross from House.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a body shot
letting Pennington counter with a right hand.
Pennington lands with a shot to the body.
Pennington lands a lovely overhand right.
Pennington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Pennington.
Pennington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but House circles away quickly and effectively.
House throws a jab when Pennington was well out of range.
House takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pennington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling House to score with a decent uppercut.
Pennington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
House lands with a good body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pennington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pennington! But no joy.
Pennington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Pennington throws a leg kick that is checked
letting House counter with a right hand.
Pennington misses with a body shot
and Pennington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Pennington misses.
Pennington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Pennington unleashes a big counter combination but House bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
House blocks a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House cracks Pennington with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Pennington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennington is clearly trying to counter these attacks from House with a body shot.
House lands a head shot.
A jab from Pennington finds it's way through House's defenses.
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!
Pennington connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from House misses.
House lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
House takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Pennington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between House's hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
House throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Pennington misses.
Pennington takes one on the button.
Pennington lands the left hand.
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pennington dodges the punch combination from House.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Pennington.
Pennington misses with a looping right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
House scores with a hook.
Pennington lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pennington!
 House is rocked!
Pennington throws a big shot that misses.
Oh House is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
House digs a good body shot into Pennington's ribs.
House throws a lazy uppercut
and Pennington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
House seems to have got his legs back now.
Pennington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
Pennington throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
House misses with an uppercut. Pennington saw that one coming.
House digs a good hook to Pennington's body.
Pennington scores with a hook to the body. House takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries to land a front kick but House steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
House lands with a good body shot.
Pennington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for House.
House shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pennington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
House throws a nice looking combination but Pennington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pennington thuds his right hand into House's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max House will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington staying out of range there.
Pennington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
House throws the left hand but Pennington avoids the punch easily.
Pennington throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House misses with a body shot.
Pennington misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
House swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pennington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pennington throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws the left hand but Pennington avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennington tests House's chin there with a solid looking shot.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like House was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pennington.
Pennington throws a body shot but no joy.
Pennington jabs House to the body, keeping him at a distance.
House lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pennington.
House cracks a nice hook into Pennington's ribs.
House misses with an uppercut
and Pennington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House throws a hook to the side of Pennington's head but Pennington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pennington misses with a looping right.
Pennington misses with a hook
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
Pennington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches House on the side of the head.
House slips a jab from Pennington.
House swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennington moves away.
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House slips a jab and a cross from Pennington.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Pennington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pennington scores with a punch to the head.
Max House's cut is getting worse.
Pennington connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Pennington's shoulder, as Pennington tries to avoid the shot.
Pennington avoids the body shot from House.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pennington was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Pennington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pennington misses the jab.
House throwing a counter right hand but Pennington manages to avoid it.
House stuns Pennington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
House looks to throw the jab but Pennington is out of range.
A combination from Pennington does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pennington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
House connects with a right hand. Pennington shakes it off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Pennington throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pennington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Pennington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pennington misses with a looping right.
House misses the shot to the body.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
House swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pennington loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
Pennington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington connects with a crisp jab.
House misses with a looping left.
Pennington staying out of range there.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
House looks to land a right hand but Pennington moved out of range.
Pennington misses the jab.
Pennington misses with a left hand
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pennington scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pennington takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Floyd Pennington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
House throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pennington in his tracks.
Pennington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
House misses the jab.
Pennington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pennington looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
Pennington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pennington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pennington there as he acknowledges the shot.
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Pennington.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
House lands with a nice body punch.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pennington missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
House fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pennington.
House lands with a cross.
Pennington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennington.
House throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington is clearly trying to counter these attacks from House with a body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
Pennington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House lands with a nice combination. Pennington backs away looking to recover.
House loads up on a big right hand but Pennington slips the punch.
Pennington misses with a hook
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pennington looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
A shot to the body from Pennington misses
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
Pennington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max House showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for House, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max House!
During a confident post fight interview, Max House 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wolford (ranked 1283 p4p, 1812 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 184 p4p, 250 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolford throws a big shot that misses.
Wolford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gerber moves out of range of the strikes.
Gerber gets caught napping as Wolford dives in and scores a takedown. Gerber manages to retain guard.
Wolford sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gerber keeping moving, preventing Wolford from controlling successfully.
Gerber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber looking for a guillotine here but Wolford defends easily.
Wolford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolford wants to control from the top but Gerber keeps moving.
Wolford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wolford misses with a hook.
Rodney Wolford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolford shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wolford is thwarting Gerber's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber actively working from the bottom here.
Gerber trying to control but Wolford postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolford lands a nice short elbow.
Wolford seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gerber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gerber actively working from the bottom here.
Wolford seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber wants to get back to full guard.
Wolford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Wolford there.
Gerber is looking for a sweep. Wolford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolford seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gerber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've been hearing that Wolford has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gerber is trying to maintain the position but Wolford is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolford landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gerber is not content to let Wolford control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber trying to control here.
Wolford seems to be looking for submissions.
Wolford working Gerber over with strikes.
Wolford controlling the pace.
Wolford is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gerber!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolford controlling the pace for now.
Wolford landing strikes from the mount and Gerber is in trouble!
Wolford trying to control but Gerber is having none of it.
Wolford looking to secure an arm triangle but Gerber defends it well.
Wolford working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolford is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gerber has managed to escape the submission attempt.
BOOM! Wolford connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gerber tries to hold on but Wolford pushes him away.
Wolford working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wolford landing strikes from the mount and Gerber is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolford 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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolford unloading with bombs!
Wolford working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gerber is rocked!
Wolford with the ground and pound from mount.
Gerber is still in real trouble! Can Wolford finish him?
Wolford connects with a bit shot that sees Gerber covering up! More strikes from Wolford and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wolford is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Wolford!
In his post fight interview, Rodney Wolford started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 2534 p4p, 1870 weight class) and Willy McCoy (ranked 334 p4p, 257 weight class). McCoy has chosen You Don't Mess Around With Jim as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Batu Otgonbayar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otgonbayar fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Otgonbayar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCoy tries to pull guard but Otgonbayar won't allow it.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCoy.
McCoy blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCoy trying to land knees to the body.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Otgonbayar up against the cage.
Otgonbayar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Otgonbayar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCoy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Batu Otgonbayar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy McCoy.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCoy.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Otgonbayar prevents the takedown attempt.
McCoy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Otgonbayar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
And McCoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Otgonbayar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Otgonbayar circles away quickly and effectively.
Otgonbayar clinches up with McCoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Otgonbayar lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCoy.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but McCoy moves away
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy tries to keep at a distance but Otgonbayar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
Otgonbayar tries to close the distance and clinch but McCoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
Otgonbayar instigates a clinch.
Otgonbayar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
McCoy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McCoy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy looking for a guillotine here but Otgonbayar defends easily.
McCoy is controlling Otgonbayar's posture.
Otgonbayar wants to get up but he can't break McCoy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Otgonbayar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCoy pulls Otgonbayar in to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar won't allow McCoy to sweep him here.
McCoy controlling Otgonbayar's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
McCoy has a closed guard, preventing Otgonbayar from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Otgonbayar moves forwards but McCoy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Otgonbayar doesn't manage to clinch there - McCoy circles away.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but McCoy moves away
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but McCoy moves away
and McCoy counters with a straight right hand.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and McCoy counters with a straight right hand.
Otgonbayar clinches.
McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCoy with the counter takedown but Otgonbayar avoids it easily.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otgonbayar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Otgonbayar clinches.
McCoy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Otgonbayar just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCoy controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Otgonbayar lands with a light punch inside.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy jumps into guard, dragging Otgonbayar to the mat.
McCoy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCoy has an active guard here but Otgonbayar has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCoy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is adopting a defensive guard.
McCoy pushes a forearm under Otgonbayar's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Otgonbayar is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willy McCoy!
A very excited looking Willy McCoy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Graves (ranked 867 p4p, 977 weight class) and Winter Panda (ranked 117 p4p, 133 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by I Bring The Darkness.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winter Panda!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Panda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves throws a low kick but it's checked well by Panda.
Donk. Graves catches Panda right on the button with a cross.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Panda has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Panda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been told by Graves's head coaches at Berloga that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Graves enables Panda to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Graves manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Panda throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panda pulls Graves in to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Graves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Panda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Panda has Graves pulled in close to control his posture.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Panda controlling the position.
Let's hope that Panda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Graves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Panda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Panda off balance momentarily.
Phil Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves cracks Panda with a good jab.
Panda clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves is pressed up against the cage. Panda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Graves down to the mat. Graves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circling - Panda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves slips a jab from Panda.
Panda misses the jab.
Panda throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Graves with a nice cross.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Panda with the counter takedown but Graves avoids it easily.
Panda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graves's waist but Graves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Panda off to one side.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Graves defends it well.
Graves avoids the body shot from Panda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Panda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panda needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there.
Graves connects with a body shot.
Graves misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Panda misses with a body punch
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Panda thinking.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves works Panda's body with a nice hook.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Panda works over Graves's head and body with a nice combination.
Panda throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Panda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves defending well as Panda loads up on a big left hand.
Panda is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Panda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Graves is looking to wear down Panda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Graves blocks a jab.
Panda walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Nice straight punches there by Graves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Graves.
Graves with a jab.
A jab lands there for Panda.
Panda fails with the takedown
and Graves counters with a two punch combo.
Phil Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winter Panda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Panda at a distance.
Panda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Panda connects with a looping right hand.
Panda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Panda checks a leg kick nicely.
Graves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Panda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panda throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves avoids the body shot from Panda.
A counter left hand to the body from Graves misses its target.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a chopping leg kick but Panda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Graves lands an overhand right.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Panda staying out of range there.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Panda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Graves!
Panda looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Graves is avoiding damage well.
Panda connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Graves some visible discomfort.
Graves is trying to control Panda's posture but Panda avoids it.
Panda tries to score with some ground and pound. Graves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Panda crashes against the mat.
Panda tries to score with some ground and pound. Graves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
The ground and pound from Panda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Panda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Graves manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves gets back to full guard.
Panda throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graves throws a leg kick that misses.
Panda moves out of range as Graves throws a body kick.
Graves tries to land a body kick
and Panda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graves's guard.
Winter Panda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Panda wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Panda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panda trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Panda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Panda postures up and lands a big shot to Graves's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Panda throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Panda.
Graves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?
Panda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Panda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graves is trying to get back to full guard.
Panda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda thows a huge punch but Graves dodges it nicely.
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Graves trying to hold on to Panda's head to control him but Panda postures up.
Graves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Panda.
Panda preventing the sweep.
Graves is working hard here to advance position.
Panda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Panda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Graves on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phil Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves is looking to score with low kicks.
Graves is looking to chop away at Panda's legs.
A little jabbing left from Panda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Panda throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Panda tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graves defends well and Panda ends up having to push Graves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Panda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panda.
Panda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phil Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Panda misses with a right hand
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Panda somewhat.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Panda counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves slips under a jab from Panda.
Graves stuns Panda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Panda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panda shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phil Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winter Panda.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
Graves thows a leg kick but Panda checks it
and Panda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Graves!
An elbow from Panda crashes against the mat.
Graves is trying to get back to half guard.
Panda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Panda wants to control but Graves is keeping him busy.
Graves dodges the ground and pound from Panda.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to regain half guard here but Panda keeps moving and retains side control.
Panda working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Panda moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Graves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panda throws a strike aimed at the side of Graves's head but Graves avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda trying to control the action but Graves is working from the bottom.
Panda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Panda scores with a jab. Graves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Graves lands with a straight right. Panda didn't see that one coming.
Graves throws a head kick but Panda moves out of range.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panda with the counter takedown but Graves avoids it easily.
Panda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graves is fending him off so far but Panda persists. Nope, Graves circles away and we're back to standing.
Panda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Panda misses with an uppercut.
Panda misses with a hook.
Graves thinks about countering with a body kick.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves connects with a looping right hand.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Panda throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panda counters with a takedown into side control.
Graves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to control but Panda postures up.
Graves takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Graves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda trying to control the action but Graves is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winter Panda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Panda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Panda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
Panda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Panda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panda moves away.
Panda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Panda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graves takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.
Panda missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Panda throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Panda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Panda misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Panda.
A counter left hand to the body from Graves misses its target.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Graves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panda moves away.
No joy there for Panda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panda with the counter takedown but Graves avoids it easily.
Panda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Panda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Panda looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Panda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Panda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice takedown defense from Graves. No joy for Panda on that attempt.
Phil Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winter Panda.
Panda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Panda.
Good exchange - Graves coming out on top.
Panda blocks the body kick.
Panda moves away from the strike by Graves.
A little jabbing left from Panda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Panda moved out of range nicely.
Panda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Panda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves with a nice cross.
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
Graves cracks Panda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Panda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panda throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Panda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graves scores with a jab to the head.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panda moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Panda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
Graves staying out of range there.
Graves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
A cross from Graves lands.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves throws a front kick aimed at Panda's knee but Panda avoids it well.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves swings for the body but Panda moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a few strikes there.
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves lands the left hand.
Panda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Panda prevents Graves from improving his position.
Panda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though.
Panda throwing shots but Graves is blocking nicely.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Panda.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves trying to control here.
Graves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Panda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Graves is looking for a sweep. Panda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves throws a leg kick but Panda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Panda misses with a takedown
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Graves - that will leave a mark!
Panda dodges the punch combination from Graves.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
and Panda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Panda.
Panda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Panda controlling from the top position.
Panda postures up and lands a big shot to Graves's brow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Panda working some strikes from top position.
Graves trying to keep a closed guard but Panda is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Graves jabs Panda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Panda's hands.
Panda darts in looking for a takedown but Graves gets double underhooks and turns Panda into the cage.
Panda loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Panda under the eye.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Graves misses
so Panda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Graves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Panda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graves is trying to control the position but Panda postures up.
Panda throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Panda trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Graves 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Phil Graves 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Hyde (ranked 479 p4p, 939 weight class) and Arthur King (ranked 59 p4p, 122 weight class). Hyde comes to the cage accompanied by Darkside-Neoni. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Hyde fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hyde keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King stops Hyde from standing up.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hyde's guard.
King thows a huge punch but Hyde dodges it nicely.
King prevents Hyde from standing back up.
King tries to pass to full mount but Hyde defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King moves nicely into side control.
Hyde parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hyde to escape.
Hyde prevents King from improving position.
King looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hyde is avoiding damage well.
Hyde tries to escape but King is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyde parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hyde to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries for a kimura but Hyde is defending well.
King tries to move to mount but Hyde blocks the move with his legs.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hyde keeps working.
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
King is looking to take a break and control but Hyde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyde stops King from passing to mount.
Hyde on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hyde keeps working.
Hyde dodges the ground and pound from King.
Hyde parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hyde to escape.
King tries for a kimura but Hyde is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An elbow from King crashes against the mat.
Hyde defending against the ground and pound.
King misses with the ground and pound.
King throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hyde wants to get back to his feet but King is dominant here and he's now got Hyde's back!
King is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hyde staying busy and making it hard for King to control.
King looking to break Hyde's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hyde remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise King will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - King's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hyde covering up well under a series of strikes from King.
King scores with strikes from the back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hyde.
Hyde covering up well and avoiding damage.
King is working the ground and pound. Can Hyde escape?
King lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
King punches the canvas rather than the man.
King throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hyde is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if King gets his way!
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!
King misses with a punch to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King struggling to keep hold of the position.
King missing with strikes.
Hyde covering up well under a series of strikes from King.
Hyde is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if King gets his way!
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Hyde is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arthur King!
Our winner, Arthur King, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Shay (ranked 190 p4p, 510 weight class) and Danny Braxton (ranked 19 p4p, 64 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braxton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shay moves out of range as Braxton throws a body kick.
Braxton throws a hook but Shay blocks it.
Shay is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Braxton's half guard.
Braxton trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Braxton trying to control here.
We've been hearing that Shay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton tries to roll over but Shay keeps him under control.
Braxton has hold of Shay's hands but Shay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braxton won't allow Shay to pass to mount.
Well, if Shay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shay trying to control the action but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Shay is looking to advance position but Braxton won't allow it.
Shay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay punching from mount but Braxton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Braxton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shay.
Braxton tries to reverse the position but Shay maintains control.
Shay thowing shots but they're missing.
Braxton is desperately trying to improve his position but Shay has a good base and remains in mount.
Braxton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Braxton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Braxton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shay with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Braxton is looking to escape.
Braxton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shay tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shay throws some wild stikes that Braxton manages to avoid easily.
Shay cracks Braxton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Braxton can't escape the position.
Shay fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shay lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay lands a couple of good shots and Braxton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shay tries to get the hooks in deep but Braxton pushed the leg off.
Shay lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Braxton just trying to survive but Shay is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Shay. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Braxton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Shay lands shots from the back.
Braxton tries to escape but Shay has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Braxton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Shay!
Braxton trying to control the hands but Shay won't let him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay controls the action.
Shay throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Braxton trying to control the hands but Shay breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shay has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
A lull in the action here.
That's six 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.
Braxton trying to control the hands but Shay breaks the grip.
Braxton turns into Shay and is now in his guard.
Braxton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Braxton stalls from top position.
Braxton trying to control the position but Shay is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shay trying his best to control but Braxton has mounted him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay tries to control Braxton's body but Braxton pushes him off. Shay squirms to his side and now Braxton has his back!
Braxton gets his hands free as Shay looks to control.
Braxton struggling to keep hold of the position.
Braxton controlling well, preventing Shay from escaping the position.
Shay is working hard here to advance position.
Shay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shay trying to control the hands but Braxton won't let him.
Shay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shay wants to control but Braxton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Braxton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Braxton pulls his head out easily.
Shay wants to control but Braxton passes into side.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay tries to bench press Braxton off him but Braxton keeps the position.
Braxton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shay keeps working.
Shay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Braxton off and has taken his back!
Braxton has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Shay.
Shay lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Braxton.
Shay working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Shay dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braxton swings widly with a right hand
and Shay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shay throws a hook but Braxton avoids it easily.
Braxton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
Braxton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shay throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Shay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Braxton throws Shay to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Braxton throws a leg kick but Shay checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay throws a poor cross that misses
and Braxton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shay.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shay counters with a left to the body.
Shay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braxton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Braxton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shay.
Shay misses with an uppercut
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Shay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shay stands up over Braxton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shay is looking to work some ground and pound but Braxton has wrist control.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
Shay passes into half guard.
Tevin Shay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shay is trying to control the action in half guard but Braxton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton moves into full guard.
Shay looking to pass the guard.
Shay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shay wants to control from the top but Braxton keeps moving.
Shay preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shay is in close to Braxton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shay advances position into side control!
Shay in side control, throwing shots but Braxton defends.
Braxton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shay lands strikes from half guard.
Shay is keen to just control but Braxton is a slippery customer.
Shay is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Shay trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Braxton's head.
Shay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Braxton managing to control the position.
Shay sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shay being controlled here momentarily.
Shay trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Braxton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shay looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shay throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Shay throws a poor cross that misses
and Braxton counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Shay.
Shay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shay.
Shay throws a poor cross that misses
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Shay's head but Shay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Braxton cracks Shay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Braxton swings for the body but Shay moves out of range.
Braxton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danny Braxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shay ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Shay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shay looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Tevin Shay is winning the standup battle so far.
Shay misses with a body shot.
Braxton tries to sprawl but Shay drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shay prevents Braxton from improving his position.
Shay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Braxton is just riding it out for now. Shay eventually gives up the hold.
Shay prevents Braxton from standing back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shay is looking to take a break and control but Braxton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braxton wants to control the action here but instead Shay manages to pass to full mount!
Shay working for a guillotine from mount but Braxton is in no mood to give up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Shay dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Braxton misses with a right hand
and Shay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shay dives in for a single leg takedown but Braxton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shay gets control of Braxton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shay is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Braxton wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Shay pushes down on Braxton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Braxton is not content to let Shay control the position.
Shay is working for a submission of some sort.
Braxton is pressing down on Shay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Braxton wants to improve his position but instead Shay has moved into half guard.
Braxton tries to roll over but Shay keeps him under control.
Shay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shay passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay with a couple of short strikes.
Shay scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braxton?
Braxton is in a horrible position here. Shay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shay landing strikes from the mount and Braxton is in trouble!
Shay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Braxton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Braxton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shay trying to control but Braxton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braxton?
Shay lands a big shot there that rocks Braxton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Braxton is rocked!
Shay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Braxton is still in real trouble! Can Shay finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton is trying to escape the mount.
Shay landing strikes from the mount.
A big strike lands for Shay! That's really hurt Braxton and he's turned his back - Shay keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Shay jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tevin Shay!
Tevin Shay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 375 p4p, 807 weight class) and Mick Marsden (ranked 46 p4p, 105 weight class). Marsden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brick - Ben Folds Five. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pederson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pederson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marsden looks to throw the jab but Pederson is out of range.
Pederson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marsden to the ground. Pederson is now in Marsden's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pederson prevents Marsden from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsden controlling Pederson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson scoring with some ground and pound.
Pederson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Pederson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pederson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marsden's head.
Marsden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pederson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pederson misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pederson slows the pace down.
Marsden tries to improve position but can't.
Pederson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marsden takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pederson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marsden wants to get back to his feet.
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Marsden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pederson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Marsden rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pederson's guard! Nice work there by Marsden!
Pederson is looking for a triangle here but Marsden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marsden off and has taken his back!
Marsden grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Pederson has his opponent's back but Marsden is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Pederson.
Pederson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Marsden to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pederson tries for a takedown but Marsden circles away easily
and Marsden counters with a straight right hand.
Pederson blocks a low kick nicely.
No luck for Pederson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a leg kick.
Pederson swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Pederson avoids the head kick by Marsden.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
Pederson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marsden walks into a jab.
Marsden throws a hook to the side of Pederson's head but Pederson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pederson scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marsden.
Marsden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pederson is out of range and Marsden settles back down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pederson throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Pederson was not able to check.
Marsden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marsden slips under a jab from Pederson.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Pederson moves out of range easily.
Pederson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Marsden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden lands with an overhand left.
Pederson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marsden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pederson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marsden counters with an inside leg kick.
Marsden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson misses with a hook to the body
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsden leaves Pederson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marsden flicks out a counter leg kick but Pederson steps away.
Pederson thuds his right hand into Marsden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marsden as he jumps to the side.
Pederson misses with a looping left.
Pederson is looking to wear down Marsden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden loads up on a big right hand but Pederson slips the punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pederson fails to land the takedown.
Marsden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pederson has time to react.
Marsden lands a really nice looking cross but Pederson seems unphased.
Marsden throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
A little jabbing left from Marsden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marsden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pederson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pederson takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Marsden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pederson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden.
Pederson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsden.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pederson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marsden is looking to stand up but Pederson isn't so interested in that idea.
Pederson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pederson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pederson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marsden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Marsden will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marsden scores with a decent looking hook.
Pederson throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Marsden lands a leg kick that knocks Pederson off balance momentarily.
Pederson throws a lazy right hand but Marsden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pederson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pederson wants to work for an arm triangle but Marsden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden pushes Pederson off looking to stand but Pederson dives back in and keeps control.
Deanthony Pederson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Marsden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marsden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson is trying to control the action in half guard but Marsden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pederson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Marsden to regain full guard.
Marsden has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pederson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Marsden throws a punch but it's blocked by Pederson.
Marsden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pederson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pederson takes a shot to the head.
Pederson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marsden has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Marsden.
Marsden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Marsden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marsden.
Marsden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marsden lands an elbow inside that Pederson shrugs off.
Marsden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden stops a takedown attempt from Pederson.
Marsden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Deanthony Pederson has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marsden.
Marsden pushes off an throws an elbow but Pederson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marsden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pederson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marsden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pederson tries a body shot but Marsden blocks it.
Marsden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pederson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marsden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pederson's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marsden lands an elbow that stopped Pederson in his tracks for a moment.
Marsden misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson misses with a body punch.
Marsden tries to throw a body punch but Pederson avoids it by throwing Marsden back against the cage.
Pederson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pederson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pederson is trying to keep Marsden in close.
Marsden stands up from Pederson's guard - Marsden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pederson lands with a hook. Marsden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marsden throws a head kick but Pederson moves out of range.
Marsden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marsden throws a shot from downtown. Pederson moves away and avoids it.
Pederson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marsden manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pederson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marsden lands a nice uppercut.
Marsden misses with the head strike.
Marsden lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden lands an elbow inside that Pederson shrugs off.
Marsden lands a damaging elbow.
Mick Marsden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pederson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pederson misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden lands a damaging elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Marsden.
Pederson tries to pull guard but Marsden holds him up against the cage and eventually Pederson drops back down to his feet.
Pederson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marsden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Still in the clinch, Marsden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marsden struggles to land a body shot inside as Pederson controls his hands.
Pederson takes a shot to the head.
Pederson takes an elbow to the temple.
Pederson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marsden lands an elbow inside that Pederson shrugs off.
Pederson takes an elbow to the temple.
Marsden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Marsden.
Pederson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pederson working aggressively here.
Marsden lands a left hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Marsden as the two fighters clinch.
Marsden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Marsden.
Pederson is rocked!
Marsden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Pederson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marsden pushes Pederson against the cage. Marsden is working some dirty boxing. Marsden pushes off with a quick right hook! Pederson goes down! Pederson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Marsden moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Marsden!
Mick Marsden 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 120 p4p, 215 weight class) and Ty Vanorden (ranked 15 p4p, 23 weight class). Vanorden has chosen UP UP & AWAY as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ty Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanorden scores with a hook to the body. Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vanorden throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Vanorden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Karlsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Vanorden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karlsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vanorden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jonas Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karlsson.
A jab from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson lands the left hand.
It looks like Ty Vanorden has been cut.
Vanorden slips a jab from Karlsson.
Vanorden darts in and clinches Karlsson up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Karlsson.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Karlsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Karlsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Vanorden is controlling the position.
Karlsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vanorden uses from the top position.
Vanorden stops Karlsson from standing up.
Vanorden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet but Vanorden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karlsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karlsson catches Vanorden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karlsson scores with a body shot.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Vanorden avoids the punch easily.
Karlsson throws a hook but Vanorden avoids it easily.
Vanorden scores with a sloppy right hand. Karlsson should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Vanorden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Karlsson.
Karlsson cracks Vanorden with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vanorden looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Karlsson finish him?
Vanorden is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanorden drops his hands momentarily. Karlsson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Vanorden staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Vanorden doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Jonas Karlsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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