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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 2554 p4p, 3380 weight class) and Pablo Poblano (ranked 283 p4p, 369 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Poblano!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Poblano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poblano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Poblano.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Poblano's head but Poblano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poblano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Poblano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodriguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Poblano off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poblano counters by moving into the clinch.
Poblano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets control of Poblano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodriguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Poblano advances position into side control!
Rodriguez wants to control but Poblano postures up.
Poblano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Poblano decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rodriguez to his feet.
Poblano avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Poblano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Poblano moved out of range nicely.
Poblano wants to counter with a clinch but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Rodriguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Poblano defends well and Rodriguez ends up having to push Poblano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poblano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
I was talking to Rodriguez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Poblano is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poblano misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poblano blocks an uppercut.
Poblano pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Poblano.
Poblano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poblano pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poblano digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poblano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Poblano scores with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Poblano manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodriguez Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Poblano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poblano walks away with a smile on his face. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Poblano counters with a nice right hand that sends Rodriguez toppling to the canvas! Rodriguez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Poblano finish him?!
 Rodriguez is rocked!
 It looks like Rodriguez Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Poblano counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rodriguez out cold! What a finish! Poblano is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Poblano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Nielson (ranked 2065 p4p, 1876 weight class) and Gregory Masterson (ranked 241 p4p, 219 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Nielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Masterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Masterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nielson to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Gregory Masterson has been cut.
Masterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielson tries to counter with a takedown but Masterson is quick to defend against it.
Nielson waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Masterson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Masterson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
 Masterson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nielson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Masterson is still in real trouble! Can Nielson finish him?
Nielson prevents Masterson from getting back to his feet.
Nielson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Masterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet but Nielson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nielson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nielson won't allow Masterson to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nielson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Masterson to the mat! Masterson manages to get full guard.
Nielson won't allow Masterson to get back to his feet.
Nielson with a nice head shot there.
Nielson forces his way into half guard.
Nielson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throwing shots but Masterson is blocking nicely.
Nielson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
Masterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Nielson.
Nielson trying to mount his opponent but Masterson defends it.
Nielson prevents Masterson from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson working over Masterson with some ground and pound. Masterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
Nielson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Masterson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nielson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Masterson is not content to let Nielson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nielson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Masterson wants to stand back up but Nielson manages to pass into side control.
Nielson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Masterson pushes Nielson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nielson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Nielson misses.
Nielson slips a straight right by Masterson.
A clash of legs there as Masterson blocks the low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Nielson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nielson.
Gregory Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Nielson.
Nielson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nielson throws a looping overhand right but Masterson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Masterson moves out of range easily.
Nielson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Masterson counter with a right hand.
Nielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masterson.
Masterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nielson takes one on the button.
Nielson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Nielson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Masterson manages to circle out of the way.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nielson tries to score with a low kick but Masterson moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson misses with a hook to the body
and Nielson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Masterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielson has Masterson pushed against the cage.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masterson.
Masterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Masterson.
Nielson is trying to maintain a safe position but Masterson gets an underhook and turns Nielson into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nielson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Nielson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nielson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masterson prevents a body shot from Nielson.
Masterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielson controls his hands.
Nielson lands a body shot.
Nielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nielson goes for a takedown attempt but Masterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Masterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Masterson.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nielson misses with an uppercut.
Masterson cracks Nielson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Nielson slips the punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nielson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nielson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Masterson after a bit of a struggle.
Masterson pushes off an throws an elbow but Nielson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielson tries a body shot but Masterson blocks it.
Nielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nielson blocks a body shot from Masterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson lands a body punch.
Nielson can't find room to land a body shot as Masterson controls the action.
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson tries to throw a body punch but Masterson avoids it by throwing Nielson back against the cage.
Nielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nielson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nielson controlling the action here for a moment.
Masterson gets underhooks to prevent Nielson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Nielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson lands with a left to the head.
Masterson lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Masterson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Nielson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Masterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Masterson connects with a right hand. Nielson shakes it off.
Masterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nielson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielson throws out the jab.
Nielson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nielson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masterson dips to his left and cracks Nielson with an uppercut!
Masterson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range.
Masterson lands with a good body shot.
Masterson throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Nielson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Masterson - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Masterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nielson doesn't seem phased though.
Nielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nielson misses with a looping right.
Masterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson takes one on the button.
Masterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nielson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nielson throws a head kick but Masterson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Masterson blocks the leg kick.
Masterson staying out of range there.
A jab from Masterson misses.
Nielson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masterson is out of range.
Masterson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Masterson jabs Nielson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Masterson moves away and avoids it.
Nielson punishes Masterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Masterson moves away from the strike by Nielson.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Masterson.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielson.
Masterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielson moves into the clinch successfully.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielson.
Masterson throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielson.
Masterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masterson prevents a body shot from Nielson.
Masterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nielson dodges an elbow strike from Masterson.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nielson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nielson avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Nielson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielson.
Masterson tries to work over Nielson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masterson blocks an uppercut.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Nielson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nielson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastersons head.
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nielson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Nielson avoids the damage to the body.
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
Masterson prevents a body shot from Nielson.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Masterson after a bit of a struggle.
Nielson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nielson slips a jab from Masterson.
Nielson tries to counter with a takedown but Masterson is quick to defend against it.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Masterson tests Nielson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masterson throws out a powerful jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masterson misses the shot to the body.
Masterson swings widly with a right hand
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson scores with a jab.
Nielson throws a low kick but Masterson avoids it.
Masterson throws a jab when Nielson was well out of range.
Nielson lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Masterson.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Masterson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throws a hook but Masterson blocks it.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses
and Masterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nielson lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Masterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masterson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nielson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nielson.
Masterson moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
Masterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masterson misses with a right hand
and Nielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Nielson's head but Nielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nielson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Masterson misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Masterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masterson lands a jab to the nose.
Nielson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Masterson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson lands a big head kick that sends Masterson to the canvas! Nielson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Nielson!
In his post fight interview, Patrick Nielson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Beocca (ranked 1246 p4p, 2584 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 149 p4p, 289 weight class). Beocca comes to the cage accompanied by Alok & Mojjo - Love Love feat. Gilsons. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sir Beocca !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa misses with a leg kick.
Beocca throwing a counter right hand but Bayarmaa manages to avoid it.
Bayarmaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beocca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayarmaa thuds his right hand into Beocca 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Sir Beocca has been cut.
Beocca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beocca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beocca takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beocca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beocca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beocca misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Bayarmaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bayarmaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beocca is out of range.
Crack! A monster head kick from Bayarmaa and Beocca falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bayarmaa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gan Bayarmaa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Blue (ranked 694 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Mike Smeshomedov (ranked 87 p4p, 203 weight class). Blue comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- When I Wake Up. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smeshomedov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smeshomedov misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smeshomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smeshomedov moves into the clinch.
Blue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smeshomedov has Blue pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smeshomedov backwards.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Smeshomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Smeshomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue scores with the left hand. Smeshomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Mike Smeshomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smeshomedov.
Blue throws a hook but Smeshomedov blocks it.
Smeshomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Lloyd Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smeshomedov.
Blue swats away the attempt to clinch by Smeshomedov.
It looked like Blue wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smeshomedov scores with a sloppy right hand. Blue should have avoided that one.
Blue scores with a nice right hand.
Smeshomedov is rocked!
Blue lands a brutal uppercut that launches Smeshomedov off his feet! Smeshomedov tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lloyd Blue!
A very excited looking Lloyd Blue made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Shaw (ranked 2260 p4p, 949 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 292 p4p, 125 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Elvis Costello - My Mood Swings. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Shaw misses its intended target.
Shaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shaw backing away here, and Marks unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu in the buildup to the fight.
Marks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Marks is keeping the position.
Marks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
Shaw is looking to advance position but Marks has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shaw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shaw gets back to half guard.
Shaw wants to improve his position but Marks is controlling well.
Marks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marks stalling away here and it's allowed Shaw to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marks controlling from the top position.
Marks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marks preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks stays in close to Shaw's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shaw lands a glancing blow to the side of Marks's head.
That's four 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.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
Marks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marks.
Shaw connects with the punch.
Shaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Marks moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeremy Marks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
Marks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaw blocks a head kick by Marks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Shaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marks throws out the jab.
Shaw feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Markss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marks.
Marks takes one on the button.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaw.
Marks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marks misses the jab.
Shaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marks cracks Shaw with an open hand slap.
Shaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaw thumps Marks with a low kick.
Marks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shaw on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaw was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Shaw blocks the leg kick.
Shaw is looking to counter punch.
Shaw feints and as Marks raises his hands in defense, Shaw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marks pulls Shaw in close to prevent any damage.
Shaw drops back looking for a leg! Marks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marks manages to kick Shaw off! Shaw jumps back into Marks's guard.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks is looking to stand up but Shaw isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Shaw pushing down on Marks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marks manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Shaw keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Marks lands a left hand.
Shaw tries for a takedown but Marks manages to get underhooks.
Marks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
Danny Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Shaw.
Shaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marks pinned against the cage. Marks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shaw throws a leg kick that misses.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marks defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Shaw wants to land a leg kick but Marks is out of range.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Marks moved away.
A jab from Marks does it's job there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marks scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Shaw misses.
Marks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaw is out of range and Marks settles back down.
Shaw connects with the punch.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marks.
No luck for Shaw with that takedown attempt.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaw misses with a straight right.
Shaw takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good leg kick by Marks.
Shaw throws a low kick but Marks moves out of range easily.
Marks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaw.
Shaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Shaw will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marks throws a head kick but Shaw moves out of range.
Marks connects with the punch.
Marks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Shaw misses.
Shaw checks a low kick from Marks.
Danny Shaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marks throws a counter combo.
Marks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shaw.
Marks throws a leg kick which misses Shaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Shaw tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shaw lands with a cross.
Marks misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Shaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Marks misses
and Shaw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marks wants to control but Shaw passes easily into half guard.
Marks won't allow Shaw to pass to mount.
Shaw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marks is just riding it out for now. Shaw eventually gives up the hold.
Marks trying to hold on to Shaw's head to control him but Shaw postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to improve his position but Shaw is controlling well.
Shaw is keen to just control but Marks is a slippery customer.
Marks trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marks prevents Shaw from taking his back.
Shaw quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Shaw but it's paid off an Marks is forced to tap! Nice work by Shaw.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Shaw!
An out of breath Danny Shaw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Stewart (ranked 853 p4p, 1465 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 105 p4p, 174 weight class). Stewart's entrance music is Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stewart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stewart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee is looking to chop away at Stewart's legs.
Lee lands a nice hook to Stewart's body. Stewart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stewart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stewart catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stewart keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stewart looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
It looked like Stewart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stewart looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee moves out of range as Stewart strikes.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Stewart counters with a stiff right hand.
Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee thumps Stewart with a low kick.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stewart counters with a crisp one two that drops Lee! Stewart thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lee to his feet! Lee is in big trouble!
Lee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Stewart counters with a huge right that knocks Lee out cold! Stewart is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Stewart!
Danny Stewart 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Temple (ranked 564 p4p, 2417 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 74 p4p, 311 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Temple might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HonestKey- What My Life For. Marcus Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson jabs Temple to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Temple scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson has his hands on Temple's head, controlling the position.
Temple throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand up but Temple is controlling him.
Temple definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Temple trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Temple misses with a straight right.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temple manages to avoid it.
Temple avoids a punch combination nicely.
Temple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Temple backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Temple manages to avoid it all.
Nice uppercut lands for Temple. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Temple coming out on top.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Temple's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Temple slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temple lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson catches Temple with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Temple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson defending well as Temple loads up on a big left hand.
Temple connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Jab by Temple.
Temple throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Temple swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Temple misses.
Marcus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temple uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temple lands a jab to the head.
Temple lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Temple slips under a jab.
Temple half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Temple connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson throws a hook but Temple avoids it easily.
Temple drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Temple drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Temple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Temple misses its target.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Temple avoids nicely.
Temple drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Temple throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson throws a body punch but Temple moves out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Temple is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Temple throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Temple misses the jab.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson sizes up Temple with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Temple misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temple lands a body shot.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a hook but Temple blocks it.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Temple counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Temple throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Temple sitting in guard here, content to control.
Temple working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Temple throws a big right hand that misses.
Temple preventing the sweep.
Temple pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Temple trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Temple throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Temple is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Temple tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Temple connects with the punch.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Temple lands an overhand right.
That has opened up Marcus Johnson's cut even more.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Temple decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Temple with a flurry of punches that miss.
Temple trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Temple keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Temple pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Temple is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Temple seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Temple trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trent Temple will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temple.
Temple takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Temple dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Temple's head and hops out.
Temple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
It looked like Temple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Temple misses with a straight right.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Temple takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple lands a body shot.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Temple lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Temple was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Temple tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
Temple tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.
Johnson is not content to let Temple control the position.
Temple lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Temple lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson is not content to let Temple control the position.
Temple in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Temple politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Temple prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson trying to remain calm as Temple controls from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand up but Temple has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Temple 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.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Temple defending well.
Temple trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson trying to control the action but Temple is working from the bottom.
Temple makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Temple.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Temple holds on and takes a little breather.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to stand but Temple has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Temple is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trent Temple overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Temple controlling Johnson's posture.
Temple is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Temple controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Temple. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Temple has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Temple managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Temple tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Temple.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marcus Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Temple scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The cut above Marcus Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Temple waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Temple misses with a wild combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Temple swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Temple with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Temple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Temple misses with a hook.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temple.
Temple half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Temple takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Temple.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Temple to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Temple.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temple connects with a body shot.
Temple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Temple shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Temple trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
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 Trent Temple will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Temple didn't see that one coming.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson throws a body punch but Temple moves out of range.
Temple throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a hook but Temple avoids it easily.
Temple ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Temple slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Temple moved out of range nicely.
Temple scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Temple is just out of range.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Temple looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Temple throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Temple scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Temple misses.
Temple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Temple misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple lands with an overhand left.
Temple looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Temple checks it.
Temple keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Temple dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a hook but Temple blocks it.
Temple slips a straight right by Johnson.
Temple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Temple misses its intended target.
Temple waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson cracks Temple with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temple throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temple misses the shot to the body.
As Temple backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Temple manages to avoid it all.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marcus Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temple.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Temple's head but Temple sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Temple half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Temple throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Temple lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Temple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Temple throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Temple jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temple throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temple goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Marcus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Temple takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Temple tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Temple loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Temple was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Temple tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temple has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Temple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temple throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Temple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temple with a hook.
Temple misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Temple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Johnson misses
enabling Temple to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Temple's defenses.
It looks like Trent Temple has been cut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Temple misses its intended target.
Temple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Temple avoids it easily.
Johnson walks into a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trent Temple!
Trent Temple 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Price (ranked 789 p4p, 313 weight class) and Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 101 p4p, 42 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulmunki.
Kulmunki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kulmunki thuds his right hand into Price's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Kulmunki does it's job there.
No joy there for Kulmunki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Kulmunki.
Price misses with the combination.
Price tests Kulmunki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price throws a right hand that Kulmunki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kulmunki also avoids with ease.
Kulmunki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulmunki throws a chopping leg kick but Price manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulmunki misses the target.
Pete Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kulmunki takes one on the button.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulmunki slips under a jab.
Kulmunki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a hook but Kulmunki avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Kulmunki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the body from Kulmunki misses
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulmunki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Price's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price darts in looking for a takedown but Kulmunki gets double underhooks and turns Price into the cage.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kulmunki manages to break the clinch.
Kulmunki defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Kulmunki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kulmunki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Price swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kulmunki.
Kenzo Kulmunki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Kulmunki.
Price connects with the punch.
Kulmunki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulmunki shapes to counter with a head kick.
A low kick lands for Kulmunki.
Price lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Price slips under a jab from Kulmunki.
Price throws an off balance right hand
and Kulmunki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulmunki just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Price misses.
Price misses with a combination
and Kulmunki counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulmunki. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kulmunki! But no joy.
Price misses with a hook to the body
and Kulmunki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Price misses with a straight left.
Kulmunki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulmunki is looking to chop away at Price's legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulmunki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kulmunki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Price throwing a counter right hand but Kulmunki manages to avoid it.
Kulmunki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Price has time to react.
Kulmunki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Price slips a jab and a cross from Kulmunki.
Price lands with a nice body punch.
Kulmunki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kulmunki misses with a double jab.
Price misses with a looping left.
Price misses with a straight right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulmunki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price avoids the body shot from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki throws a body shot but no joy.
Kulmunki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kulmunki cracks Price with an open hand slap.
Price tries to bum rush Kulmunki with a series of wild strikes but Kulmunki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Kulmunki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kulmunki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Price throws a hook but Kulmunki blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Price.
Price connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kulmunki. Kulmunki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Price misses with a double jab.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Price blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Price wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulmunki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price tries to land a body kick
enabling Kulmunki to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulmunki throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kulmunki as he connects with a hook.
Price dives in and grabs Kulmunki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kulmunki pushes down on Price's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick that misses.
Price tries to counter with a takedown but Kulmunki is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Price misses.
Kulmunki throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulmunki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Price blocks the low kick.
Kulmunki dips to his left and cracks Price with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Kulmunki.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki wants to land a leg kick but Price is out of range.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulmunki walks into a straight right hand from Price.
Price darts in looking for a takedown but Kulmunki gets double underhooks and turns Price into the cage.
Kulmunki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kulmunki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Price misses with a body shot.
Kulmunki misses with a low kick.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kulmunki throws a front kick that sends Price stumbling back into the cage.
Price misses with a left hand
and Kulmunki counters with a good low kick that Price was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that round.
That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kulmunki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Price has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Price and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Price lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kulmunki throws a lazy uppercut
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
Price misses with a hook. Kulmunki ducked under it nicely.
Kulmunki has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Nice shot by Kulmunki.
Good shot there by Price.
Kulmunki slips a jab from Price.
As Price backs off Kulmunki throws a huge counter combo but Price manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price misses with a looping right.
Kulmunki scores with a punch to the head.
Kulmunki misses with a left hand
and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulmunki.
Price shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kulmunki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Price on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kulmunki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
Kulmunki misses the jab.
Kulmunki moves forwards but Price connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Kulmunki misses
letting Price counter with a right hand.
Price misses with a looping left.
Kulmunki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Price.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulmunki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulmunki scores with a nice body kick.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kulmunki is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Kulmunki circles away and we're back to standing.
Kulmunki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulmunki throws out the jab.
Kulmunki scores with a jab.
Price misses with a straight right.
Price dodges the punch combination from Kulmunki.
Price lands a jab to the nose.
Price misses with a looping left.
Kulmunki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulmunki throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Price takes a step back to recover.
Price moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Kulmunki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulmunki drops Price with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Price looks back up at him and smiles so Kulmunki waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Price is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulmunki fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Price to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Price looks to clinch but Kulmunki throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Price taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kenzo Kulmunki!
Kenzo Kulmunki 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 101 p4p, 419 weight class) and Klaus Manfred (ranked 19 p4p, 56 weight class). Kilgore comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Change. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfred misses with a straight left.
Manfred misses with a right hand
enabling Kilgore to counter with a crisp jab.
Manfred walks into a stiff left hand from Kilgore.
Manfred has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manfred misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Kilgore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manfred throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Kilgore to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Manfred lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kilgore lands a big right hand that sends Manfred crashing to the mat! Kilgore stays standing though and waves Manfred back to his feet!
Manfred is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Kilgore.
Manfred checks a leg kick.
Kilgore feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Manfred sprawling to the canvas! Manfred rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kilgore finish him?!
Manfred is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilgore finish him?
Kilgore misses with a head kick.
Manfred misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Kilgore!
Jeremy Kilgore retains his light heavyweight title!
Jeremy Kilgore thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 207 p4p, 871 weight class) and Elo Mnusk (ranked 28 p4p, 114 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Rush - Subdivisions. Mnusk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead or alive Bon Jovi. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Elo Mnusk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mnusk.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mnusk looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Mnusk avoids it well and moves away.
Mnusk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mnusk has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elo Mnusk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mnusk throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Mnusk tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mnusk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Mnusk misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Mnusk. Mnusk gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith feinted with a counter takedown.
Mnusk misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Mnusk scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Mnusk throws a head kick that misses.
Mnusk throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith cracks Mnusk with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk looking to control.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith trying to control but Mnusk is working from the bottom.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith stands up over Mnusk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mnusk has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mnusk's guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mnusk defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mnusk wants to get back to full guard but Smith has passed into side control.
Smith grinds an elbow into Mnusk's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mnusk is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Smith 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.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mnusk to see if he's OK.
Mnusk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Mnusk is defending well.
Smith works to advance to full mount. Mnusk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mnusk tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mnusk throwing hammer fists to the chest of Smith. What's that going to do exactly?
Mnusk tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Mnusk is trying to escape the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mnusk tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Mnusk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mnusk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mnusk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mnusk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mnusk tries to improve position but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mnusk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mnusk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
Mnusk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mnusk wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mnusk is looking to reverse the position.
Mnusk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Mnusk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith cracks Mnusk with a big elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mnusk's shoulder. That is not cool.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith cracks Mnusk with a big right hand but Mnusk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mnusk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Mnusk is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mnusk!
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mnusk tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mnusk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mnusk tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Mnusk is looking to clinch.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Mnusk misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Mnusk takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mnusk can do to turn this around?
Mnusk is trying to get back to his feet.
Smith landing strikes.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mnusk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Mnusk can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Mnusk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mnusk gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Smith is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mnusk is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Smith!
Mike Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Elo Mnusk spoke after the fight, saying 'It is what it is'.
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