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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonathas Araujo (ranked 2424 p4p, 22691 weight class) and Andrzej Bebok (ranked 239 p4p, 427 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathas Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 92 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Bebok!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bebok's guard.
Araujo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bebok can't keep his opponent in guard - Araujo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Araujo is pressing down on Bebok's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bebok is holding on for now.
Araujo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Araujo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Araujo but it's paid off an Bebok is forced to tap! Nice work by Araujo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathas Araujo!
After winning the bout, Jonathas Araujo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Patryk (ranked 2188 p4p, 3673 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 248 p4p, 396 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 57 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mazepin!
Mazepin is looking to regain half guard here but Patryk keeps moving and retains side control.
Patryk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patryk stands up.
Patryk moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patryk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patryk lands the left hand.
 It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Patryk takes the fight into the clinch.
Mazepin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Patryk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mazepin to the mat. Mazepin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mazepin is looking to stand back up but Patryk counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mazepin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mazepin is just riding it out for now. Patryk eventually gives up the hold.
Patryk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Patryk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Patryk.
Mazepin is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Patryk has taken his back.
Mazepin is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patryk looking for the choke but no joy.
Patryk has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mazepin's body.
Patryk looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patryk is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mazepin takes a big shot to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patryk has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk looking to break Mazepin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mazepin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Patryk will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mazepin wants to escape the position.
Patryk is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mazepin is defending well though. Patryk let's go of the attempt for now.
Patryk is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Patryk lands with a hammerfist to the side of Mazepin's head.
Patryk is working the ground and pound. Can Mazepin escape?
Patryk controlling from the back.
Patryk seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mazepin for as long as he can get away with.
Patryk is landing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patryk throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mazepin!
That has opened up Fedor Mazepin's cut even more.
Patryk is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Mazepin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Patryk has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Mazepin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Patryk doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lukasz Patryk!
Lukasz Patryk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Fedor Mazepin stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 1659 p4p, 22838 weight class) and Ethan Campbell (ranked 234 p4p, 574 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjurstrom drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bjurstrom passes into half guard.
Bjurstrom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bjurstrom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bjurstrom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Campbell sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjurstrom uses his free foot to push down on Campbell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Campbell.
Campbell tries to improve his position but instead Bjurstrom has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bjurstrom is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Campbell taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bjurstrom.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Bjurstrom!
After winning the bout, Marco Bjurstrom 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lee (ranked 3197 p4p, 2240 weight class) and Sebastion Lynar (ranked 281 p4p, 216 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lynar pulls guard successfully.
Lee is sitting in close to Lynar's body. Lynar has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lee is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lee is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lynar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sebastion Lynar!
Sebastion Lynar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 1533 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Monni Mantzurin (ranked 179 p4p, 330 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by Let's hear it for the boy. 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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Solid boxing
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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 38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monni Mantzurin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey looks to land a combination. Mantzurin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Monni Mantzurin has been cut.
Mantzurin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mantzurin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anstey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mantzurin shoots for a double leg takedown but Anstey sprawls well. He's pushed Mantzurin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anstey throwing a counter right hand but Mantzurin manages to avoid it.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Mantzurin avoids it well.
Mantzurin dives in for a single leg takedown but Anstey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mantzurin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mantzurin showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantzurin prevents Anstey from improving his position.
Anstey pushes Mantzurin off looking to stand but Mantzurin dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantzurin throws a strike but Anstey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Anstey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mantzurin throws a big elbow that misses.
Mantzurin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anstey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mantzurin wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
Mantzurin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mantzurin tries to free his leg and advance position but Anstey is retaining full guard.
Anstey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey is looking to stand up but Mantzurin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two 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.
Anstey managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mantzurin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anstey swivels and escapes.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monni Mantzurin.
A swing and a miss from Anstey.
Mantzurin tries a head kick but it misses.
Anstey thows a leg kick but Mantzurin checks it
and Mantzurin counters with a one-two to the body.
Mantzurin darts in and clinches Anstey up against the cage.
Mantzurin is looking for a takedown.
Mantzurin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anstey working hard to break the clinch.
Mantzurin wants to take the fight to the mat but Anstey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantzurin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mantzurin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mantzurin shoots in looking for a takedown. Anstey tries to sprawl out of it but Mantzurin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anstey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mantzurin closes the distance and clinches up with Anstey, looking for a takedown. Mantzurin pushes Anstey against the cage but Anstey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mantzurin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anstey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mantzurin scrambles back to his feet.
Anstey tests Mantzurin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anstey digs a good body shot into Mantzurin's ribs.
Anstey drops Mantzurin with a left right combo! Anstey follows him down to the ground into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey wants to control but Mantzurin is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands a nice forearm strike.
Anstey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anstey trying to control the position but Mantzurin is working away.
Anstey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anstey landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mantzurin gets back to half guard.
Mantzurin is trying to control but can't.
Anstey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mantzurin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anstey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anstey lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monni Mantzurin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anstey misses with a combination
and Mantzurin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anstey wants to sweep but no luck.
Anstey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mantzurin trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Anstey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mantzurin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantzurin controlling from the top position.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mantzurin can do to turn this around?
Mantzurin being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Anstey here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Anstey looking for a sweep. Not yet Anstey, not yet.
Anstey 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.
Mantzurin postures up in Anstey's guard and throws a big left but Anstey blocks it.
Mantzurin stops Anstey from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anstey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anstey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantzurin manages to avoid it.
Mantzurin throws a jab when Anstey was well out of range.
Mantzurin dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantzurin scores with a takedown into Anstey's guard.
Anstey trying to control the position.
Anstey is looking to sweep but instead, Mantzurin has passed into half guard.
Anstey wants to improve his position but Mantzurin is controlling well.
Anstey looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mantzurin wants to take a breather but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey trying to control from the bottom.
Mantzurin trying to advance position but Anstey counters by regaining guard.
Anstey kicks Mantzurin off and gets to his feet.
Corwin Anstey is winning the standup battle so far.
Mantzurin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mantzurin shoots in for a double leg but Anstey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corwin Anstey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantzurin with a poor takedown
and Anstey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mantzurin is breathing heavily.
Anstey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mantzurin under the eye.
Anstey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mantzurin is trying to defend but Anstey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mantzurin tries to kick Anstey off in order to stand up. Anstey Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Mantzurin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anstey scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Monni Mantzurin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anstey throws a right and a left that Mantzurin avoids nicely.
Mantzurin shoots in for a takedown but Anstey shows good takedown defense.
Mantzurin misses with a takedown
and Anstey counters with a right hand to the body.
Anstey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mantzurin on the side of the head.
Anstey leaves Mantzurin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monni Mantzurin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantzurin walks into a straight right hand from Anstey.
Mantzurin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anstey feints with a jab and clips Mantzurin right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Mantzurin is sent crashing into the canvas and Anstey leaps in for the kill! Mantzurin tries to get to his feet but Anstey is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Mantzurin is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corwin Anstey!
In his post fight interview, Corwin Anstey gave a big smile as he said 'That's how it's done, I want to go again asap.'.
Monni Mantzurin spoke after the fight, saying 'blaaaahhhh.....'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1562 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Balink Tarlah (ranked 223 p4p, 240 weight class). Shima comes into the arena with The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Tetsuo Shima has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah dives in and grabs Shima's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shima pushes down on Tarlah's head and hops out.
Tarlah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shima moves away.
Tarlah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarlah dives in and grabs Shima's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shima pushes down on Tarlah's head and hops out.
Shima throws a nice looking combination but Tarlah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tarlah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shima darts in and clinches Tarlah up against the cage.
Tarlah is looking for a takedown.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balink Tarlah.
Shima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarlah dives in for a single leg takedown but Shima sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tarlah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shima defends it nicely.
Tarlah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shima's waist but Shima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tarlah off to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlah misses with a jab to the body
and Shima counters with a left and a right that stings Tarlah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarlah.
Shima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tarlah, pushing him back against the cage.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarlah tries to break the clinch but Shima is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Shima.
Tarlah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tarlah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shima drops Tarlah with a beautiful combination! Tarlah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shima is looking for the KO!
 Tarlah is rocked!
It looks like Balink Tarlah has been cut.
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!
Shima misses with the combination.
Tarlah is still on wobbly legs! Can Shima finish him?
Tarlah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shima avoids it really well and circles away.
Shima cracks Tarlah with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tarlah tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Shima pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tarlah is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 1028 p4p, 4986 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 112 p4p, 395 weight class). Pawel Nastula will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 82 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nastula tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Nastula really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Nastula turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hall off and cradles Nastula's limp body as Hall celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
Richard Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 835 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Brad Pfanne (ranked 104 p4p, 234 weight class). Gilbervan Soares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Pfanne's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares swats away the attempt to clinch by Pfanne.
Soares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Soares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pfanne.
Pfanne shoots in for a double leg but Soares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Soares looks to land a combination but Pfanne avoids it well.
Pfanne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice cross by Soares.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pfanne.
Soares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pfanne.
Soares swings for the body but Pfanne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfanne misses with a left hand
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.
Soares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pfanne avoids the body shot from Soares.
Pfanne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pfanne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soares avoids it really well and circles away.
Gilbervan Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pfanne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfanne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooh!!! Soares has knocked Pfanne down with a huge combo! Soares steps away and waves a wobbly Pfanne back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pfanne is rocked!
Soares digs a good hook to Pfanne's body.
Pfanne is still on wobbly legs! Can Soares finish him?
Pfanne looks winded!
Crack! Soares connects with the perfect overhand right and Pfanne falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Soares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, Gilbervan Soares stared into the camera and said 'Lets go martinez, you big ole pussy. I fight a elite guy to be champion while you crushes cans.'.
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