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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tatsu Nakatina (ranked 25149 p4p, 3450 weight class) and Ronaldez Reno (ranked 252 p4p, 199 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatsu Nakatina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldez Reno!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakatina with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reno to score with a decent uppercut.
Reno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Nakatina, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reno looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakatina is just out of range.
Nakatina tries to clinch up.
Nakatina throws a leg kick but Reno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reno drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakatina is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Reno dives into side control.
Reno controlling the position from side mount.
Nakatina takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reno working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Nakatina really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nakatina is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Reno yanks on the arm and Nakatina is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Reno.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronaldez Reno!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 3746 p4p, 4864 weight class) and Nico Butler (ranked 401 p4p, 486 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nico Butler!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler dives in and grabs Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes down on Butler's head and hops out.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams with a poor takedown
and Butler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Butler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Butler is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Adams scoring with punches from side control.
Butler tries to bench press Adams off him but Adams keeps the position.
Adams trying to control the position but Butler is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butler sneaks back into half guard.
Adams blocks the strikes from Butler.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adams lands a nice short elbow.
Adams is nestled in close to Butler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Butler tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Butler's thigh. Butler counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adams won't allow Butler to sweep him here.
Adams distracts Butler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Butler keeps moving.
Adams distracts Butler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adams working some strikes from top position.
Butler controls Adams momentarily but Adams frees himself.
Butler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Butler's brow.
Adams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Butler looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Adams is defending well. Butler quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Adams has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Butler celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nico Butler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laar Gamounts (ranked 2980 p4p, 2694 weight class) and Frankie Bruno (ranked 338 p4p, 308 weight class). Frankie Bruno told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Laar Gamounts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno slips under a jab.
Gamounts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gamounts moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Gamounts misses
and Bruno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gamounts scores with a jab to the body.
Bruno walks into a left hand.
 It looks like Frankie Bruno has been cut.
Gamounts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gamounts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Bruno misses.
Gamounts is looking to counter punch.
Bruno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gamounts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruno moves away.
Bruno throws a counter combo.
Bruno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Gamounts.
Bruno lands with a kick to the temple. Gamounts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Laar Gamounts has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Gamounts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gamounts, as that shot connected.
Bruno slips under a jab from Gamounts.
Bruno connects with a body shot that sends Gamounts's belly button to the back.
Gamounts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gamounts with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Gamounts misses the target.
Bruno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruno with a nice calf kick.
Nice cross by Gamounts.
Gamounts misses with a looping left.
Gamounts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruno fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruno misses with a wild body shot.
Bruno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Gamounts.
Bruno throws the kick towards the body but Gamounts avoids it.
Bruno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gamounts.
A swing and a miss from Bruno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gamounts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno misses with a double jab
and Gamounts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Frankie Bruno's cut even more.
Gamounts misses with a hook
and Bruno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruno throws out a powerful jab.
Bruno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gamounts.
Gamounts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruno was well out of range. Poor timing from Gamounts.
Gamounts slips a straight right by Bruno.
Gamounts just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno tries to counter with a clinch but Gamounts shakes him off and moves away.
Gamounts lands a nice shot to the body.
Gamounts stuns Bruno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gamounts manages to avoid it.
Bruno takes one to the chin there.
Gamounts lands a jab to Bruno's midsection.
Gamounts tries to bum rush Bruno with a series of wild strikes but Bruno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Gamounts is just out of range.
Gamounts lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Gamounts. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Bruno misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamounts throws a looping overhand right but Bruno ducks down to avoid it.
Gamounts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bruno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gamounts misses the body punch
and Bruno counters with a right hand to the body.
Gamounts sizes up Bruno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bruno looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Gamounts misses the target.
Bruno throws out a counter right but Gamounts avoids it with no problem.
Bruno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gamounts.
Gamounts lands with a hook. Bruno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above Frankie Bruno's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gamounts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bruno misses with a low kick.
Bruno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gamounts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruno scrambles back to his feet.
Gamounts jabs at Bruno's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bruno misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gamounts. Bruno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gamounts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the liver by Gamounts. Beautiful body shot.
Gamounts scores with a hook to the body. Bruno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Gamounts.
Frankie Bruno's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frankie Bruno's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Laar Gamounts!
In his post fight interview, Laar Gamounts 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhardt Eimann (ranked 3338 p4p, 2934 weight class) and Bael Devlin (ranked 399 p4p, 364 weight class). Eimann comes to the cage accompanied by Secret d'actualité. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reinhardt Eimann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bael Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eimann.
Eimann scores with a kick to the midsection.
Devlin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Eimann misses with a straight right.
Devlin throws out a counter right but Eimann avoids it with no problem.
Eimann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Devlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eimann scores with a jab to the head.
Eimann lands a nice hook to Devlin's body. Devlin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Eimann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Devlin avoids the body shot from Eimann.
A nice side step and Devlin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Devlin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Devlin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eimann misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Devlin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin misses the body punch
and Eimann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Devlin ducks under a wild hook from Eimann.
A slow jab from Devlin misses its intended target.
Devlin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Devlin thows a leg kick but Eimann checks it
and Eimann counters with a crisp right hand that drops Devlin! Eimann lets Devlin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Devlin is rocked!
Devlin connects with the punch.
Devlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Eimann finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eimann finds Devlin's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Devlin flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Eimann lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Devlin will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reinhardt Eimann!
After winning the bout, Reinhardt Eimann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ignacio Nuevos (ranked 2856 p4p, 3168 weight class) and Janne Varis (ranked 325 p4p, 361 weight class). Janne Varis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ignacio Nuevos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Varis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Varis.
Nuevos tests Varis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nuevos misses with a body shot.
Varis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nuevos.
Nuevos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Varis was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuevos.
Nuevos drives through with a takedown into Varis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nuevos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nuevos distracts Varis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nuevos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Varis's head.
Nuevos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nuevos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Varis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nuevos defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nuevos has picked Varis up and slammed him! Varis can't keep hold of the triangle and Nuevos manages to pass to side control!
Varis is trying to work for a sweep but Nuevos has mounted him!
Varis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nuevos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Varis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nuevos tries to control but Varis wriggling away.
The referee warns Varis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Varis taking shots to the head.
Nuevos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A big strike lands for Nuevos! That's really hurt Varis and he's turned his back - Nuevos keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nuevos jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignacio Nuevos!
A less than humble Ignacio Nuevos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Crabtree (ranked 2053 p4p, 2785 weight class) and Dereon Church (ranked 231 p4p, 321 weight class). Crabtree comes to the cage accompanied by The Chopper - Predator Soundtrack. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shirley Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dereon Church!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Church looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dereon Church seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crabtree connects with a jab.
Crabtree throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Church.
Church misses with a straight right.
Church drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crabtree wants to sweep but no luck.
Church pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crabtree is keeping the position for now.
Crabtree managing to control the position.
Crabtree keeping full guard, as Church tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Church advances position into side control!
Crabtree taking a bit of punishment here - Church scoring with strikes.
Crabtree manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church manages to get to full guard.
Church being controlled here, momentarily.
Church looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Church really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crabtree. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crabtree trying to control the position from guard on top but Church is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crabtree showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crabtree tries to free his leg and advance position but Church is retaining full guard.
Crabtree passes into half guard.
Crabtree prevents Church from improving his position.
Well, if Crabtree 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.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Church is looking to improve his position.
Crabtree is looking to take a break and control but Church is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crabtree passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Church!
BOOM! Crabtree connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crabtree looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Church is looking to get to half guard.
Crabtree controlling from mount.
Crabtree connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Church can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crabtree wants to control the pace but Church is squirming around nicely.
Church tries to reverse the position but Crabtree maintains control.
Crabtree raining down hammerfists from mount.
Church is looking to improve his position but Crabtree isn't that keen on the idea.
Crabtree lands a big shot there that rocks Church but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crabtree content just to control the position here.
Crabtree's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Crabtree controlling the action here.
Church wants to get back to full guard but Crabtree has mounted him!
Crabtree can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Church is looking to escape.
Church working to try and regain half guard.
Church looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crabtree tries to control but Church wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Church really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shirley Crabtree dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crabtree uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Crabtree. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crabtree.
Crabtree moves into the clinch.
Crabtree working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Church struggles to land a body shot inside as Crabtree controls his hands.
Crabtree is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Church can do to turn this around?
A short right from Crabtree on the inside.
Crabtree is pressed up against the cage. Church has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crabtree down to the mat. Crabtree avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Church takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crabtree scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Crabtree lands.
Crabtree lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crabtree lands with a kick to the temple. Church shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crabtree plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Church shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crabtree sprawls well. Crabtree wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Church gets slowly back to his feet.
Church shoots in for a double leg but Crabtree sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shirley Crabtree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dereon Church.
A nice combination there by Crabtree.
Church is rocked!
Church is breathing heavily.
Crabtree closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Church to the mat! Church manages to get full guard.
Church is still in real trouble! Can Crabtree finish him?
Crabtree works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Crabtree 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.
Church is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Crabtree jumps into side control!
Church seems to have recovered his senses.
Church tries to bench press Crabtree off him but Crabtree keeps the position.
Crabtree looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Church tries to buck Crabtree off but Crabtree is having none of it.
Crabtree wants to control but Church is keeping him busy.
Crabtree controls the position.
Crabtree lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Church down.
Church tries to improve position but can't.
Church is still trying to improve position.
Crabtree is working Church over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree staying calm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Church can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crabtree is looking to take a break and control but Church is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crabtree controls the position.
Crabtree wants to lay and pray for a moment but Church keeps working.
Church is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crabtree wants to control but Church is keeping him busy.
Church is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church is not content to let Crabtree control the position.
Crabtree working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crabtree wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Church, who protects the arm well.
Crabtree cracks Church with a big elbow.
Church tries to buck Crabtree off but Crabtree is having none of it.
Crabtree 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 Church's shoulder. That is not cool.
Church tries to bench press Crabtree off him but Crabtree keeps the position.
Shirley Crabtree overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crabtree grinds an elbow into Church's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church is looking for a sweep.
Crabtree trying to control the action but Church is working from the bottom.
Crabtree is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Church is trying to escape and Crabtree transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Church is forced to tap! Nice work there by Crabtree! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shirley Crabtree!
A relieved looking Shirley Crabtree thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Muromets (ranked 1462 p4p, 3962 weight class) and Tre Jorgensen (ranked 201 p4p, 442 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tre Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Muromets takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A shot to the body from Jorgensen misses
and Muromets counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jorgensen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muromets throws an elbow but Jorgensen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Muromets 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.
Check out the look on Muromets's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Muromets throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Muromets in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Muromets in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Muromets crashes against the mat.
Muromets in side control, throwing shots but Jorgensen defends.
Muromets moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen defending against the ground and pound.
Muromets advances to full mount.
Muromets with a couple of short strikes.
Muromets fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Muromets unloads with some shots from mount but Jorgensen bucks and avoids them well.
Jorgensen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jorgensen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Muromets lands a big elbow.
It looks like Tre Jorgensen has been cut.
Muromets looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That has opened up Tre Jorgensen's cut even more.
A big strike lands for Muromets! That's really hurt Jorgensen and he's turned his back - Muromets keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Muromets jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Muromets!
Our winner, Ilya Muromets, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Terwilliger (ranked 1822 p4p, 2567 weight class) and Maximillian Herman (ranked 254 p4p, 350 weight class). 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Terwilliger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximillian Herman!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terwilliger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Terwilliger finds it's target.
Terwilliger misses with a body kick.
Herman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Terwilliger.
Terwilliger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Terwilliger finds it's way through Herman's defenses.
Terwilliger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Herman's sensitive parts.
Terwilliger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Terwilliger scores with a decent looking hook.
Terwilliger connects with an inside leg kick.
Terwilliger throws a lazy right hand but Herman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terwilliger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terwilliger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terwilliger.
Terwilliger clobbers Herman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Herman does no damage.
Terwilliger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Herman.
A lazy left from Terwilliger finds it's target.
Terwilliger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Terwilliger's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Terwilliger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Terwilliger.
Terwilliger throws a big shot that misses.
Terwilliger connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Terwilliger.
Herman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Terwilliger!
Terwilliger bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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!
Herman moves in looking to clinch but Terwilliger pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terwilliger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bob Terwilliger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terwilliger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Herman needs to keep his hands up - Terwilliger had a free shot at his head there.
Herman swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Terwilliger counter with a right hand.
Terwilliger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Herman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch lands to the side of Herman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terwilliger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Herman's hands.
Terwilliger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herman on the side of the head.
Terwilliger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Herman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terwilliger lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Terwilliger misses.
A jab from Terwilliger does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terwilliger digs a good hook to Herman's body.
Herman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terwilliger.
Terwilliger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Terwilliger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Herman slips a straight right by Terwilliger.
An inside leg kick lands from Terwilliger.
Terwilliger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Terwilliger!
Terwilliger leaves Herman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Herman looks to move away, Terwilliger throws a big counter combo but Herman just gets out of the way.
Terwilliger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Terwilliger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Herman throws out a counter right but Terwilliger avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Terwilliger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Herman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Herman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terwilliger.
Herman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Terwilliger digs a good body shot into Herman's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herman moves out of range as Terwilliger strikes.
Herman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Terwilliger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Herman's head.
Terwilliger with a hook.
Herman looks to land a left hand but Terwilliger moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Terwilliger misses the target.
Terwilliger dips to his left and cracks Herman with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terwilliger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Terwilliger. Beautiful body shot.
Herman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terwilliger lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Terwilliger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Terwilliger misses the shot to the body.
Herman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Herman looking to score a takedown here. Terwilliger is defending well but Herman drives through and ends up in Terwilliger's guard.
Terwilliger wants to sweep but no luck.
Herman advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Terwilliger wants to improve his position but Herman is controlling well.
Terwilliger tries to kick Herman off but Herman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Herman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman seems to be working for a kimura but Terwilliger defends the submission attempt.
Herman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Herman wants to pass to mount but Terwilliger is defending the position.
Herman works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terwilliger squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terwilliger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Terwilliger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Terwilliger working to try and regain half guard.
Terwilliger wants to control but Herman is having none of it.
Herman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Herman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Herman with shots to the head and body - Terwilliger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Herman avoids the attempt from Terwilliger to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman working Terwilliger over with strikes here.
Terwilliger taking shots to the head.
Herman lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Terwilliger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Terwilliger shrugs it off.
Terwilliger sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Herman wants to pass to mount but Terwilliger is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Herman there.
Herman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Herman avoids the attempt from Terwilliger to control.
Herman landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terwilliger is in a horrible position here. Herman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Herman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Terwilliger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Herman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Terwilliger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Terwilliger tries to lock up and control but Herman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Herman with the ground and pound from mount.
Maximillian Herman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Herman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Terwilliger's face.
 Terwilliger is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Terwilliger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Terwilliger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Herman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Terwilliger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Terwilliger shrugs it off.
Herman lands a couple of good shots and Terwilliger has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Herman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Terwilliger defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herman gets his hands free as Terwilliger looks to control.
Herman lands strikes from the back and Terwilliger isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximillian Herman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Motum Vakana (ranked 1456 p4p, 3877 weight class) and Walker Mathis (ranked 151 p4p, 320 weight class). Walker Mathis 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Motum Vakana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walker Mathis!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vakana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vakana lands a shot to the body.
Vakana lands a shoulder strike.
Vakana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vakana scores with a shot to the side of Mathis's head.
Nice body punch from Vakana - that landed with a thud.
Vakana lands an elbow inside.
Vakana lands a nice uppercut.
Mathis can't get the takedown.
Mathis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mathis can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vakana.
Vakana lands a good knee to the midsection. Mathis won't want to take too many of those.
Mathis looks winded!
Vakana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vakana lands a shoulder strike.
Vakana stops a takedown attempt from Mathis.
Motum Vakana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walker Mathis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vakana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice left hand lands by Vakana.
A short left from Vakana.
Vakana lands a damaging elbow.
Mathis is trying to pull guard but Vakana turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vakana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vakana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mathis is trying to drag Vakana to the mat but Vakana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mathis tries to score a body lock takedown but Vakana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vakana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vakana scores with a hook to the body.
Vakana lands a body punch.
A short right from Vakana.
Vakana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakana pushes Mathis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vakana is working Mathis over against the cage.
Vakana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mathis takes a shot to the head.
Vakana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mathiss head.
Nice body punch from Vakana - that landed with a thud.
Vakana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vakana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mathiss head.
Vakana lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Vakana.
A hook to the body from Vakana.
Vakana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vakana controlling the action here for a moment.
Vakana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vakana.
Vakana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vakana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vakana lands a left hand.
Vakana prevents the takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Mathis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vakana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vakana stalls.
Vakana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vakana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mathis up against the cage.
Vakana is working Mathis over against the cage.
Vakana lands an elbow inside that Mathis shrugs off.
It looks like Walker Mathis has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vakana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vakana lands a left hand.
Mathis is rocked!
Vakana lands a body punch.
Mathis is still on wobbly legs! Can Vakana finish him?
Vakana drops Mathis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mathis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vakana scores with a shot to the side of Mathis's head.
Vakana drops Mathis with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Mathis is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Motum Vakana!
Motum Vakana decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 1196 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Giorgi Gorgodze (ranked 171 p4p, 243 weight class). Giorgi Gorgodze is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgi Gorgodze!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tiger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tiger lands a right hook to the body.
Gorgodze shoots in for a takedown but Tiger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gorgodze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorgodze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gorgodze's half guard.
Tiger uses his free foot to push down on Gorgodze's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gorgodze.
Tiger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gorgodze is looking to escape.
Tiger with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
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.
Tiger controlling from the full mount.
Tiger tries to control but Gorgodze wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Gorgodze is in real trouble.
Tiger is persistently looking for the submission but Gorgodze is defending it well.
Gorgodze wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiger has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Tiger is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gorgodze defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tiger is persistently looking for the submission but Gorgodze is defending it well.
Tiger trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze breaks Tiger's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tiger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gorgodze controls the pace.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gorgodze throws a big elbow that misses.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Gorgodze from controlling successfully.
Tiger is trying to keep Gorgodze in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tiger has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gorgodze is looking to defend but Tiger has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gorgodze! Tiger pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gorgodze taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Great Tiger!
Great Tiger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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