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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Dos Santos (ranked 4862 p4p, 24646 weight class) and Khalil Rivers (ranked 391 p4p, 421 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khalil Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rivers sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Rivers wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Dos Santos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos prevents Rivers from getting the reversal.
Dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
Dos Santos'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 one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is working to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos is stalling here but it's allowed Rivers to get half guard.
Dos Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rivers actively working from the bottom here.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but Rivers defending well.
Rivers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dos Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
Dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rivers keeps working.
Still in half guard, Dos Santos seems content to control.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dos Santos passes into side control, despite Rivers's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos advances nicely into full mount.
Dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Rivers is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dos Santos has taken his back.
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dos Santos not allowing Rivers to control his hands.
Rivers is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dos Santos off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Dos Santos working for a choke but Rivers is defending well.
Dos Santos trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dos Santos is not going to allow Rivers to sit and survive in this position.
Dos Santos is trying to stick to Rivers's back but Rivers is turning into Dos Santos. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dos Santos's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rivers.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Rivers defends easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rivers has eaten all the pies!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos has his hands on Rivers's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dos Santos drives through with a takedown into Rivers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivers is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos 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.
Rivers throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dos Santos escapes and throws Rivers's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rivers stops Dos Santos from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers is trying to control Dos Santos's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dos Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is being controlled here.
Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dos Santos wants to control but Rivers is keeping him busy.
Rivers is trying to control Dos Santos's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rivers tries to improve position but can't.
Rivers can't do much from the bottom here.
Rivers manages to get back to half guard.
Rivers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rivers actively working from the bottom here.
Rivers is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Rivers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers gets a double leg takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos pulls Rivers in close to his closed guard and prevents Rivers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rivers passes into half guard.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
Dos Santos pulls Rivers in close to prevent any damage.
Rivers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Rivers from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rivers is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers has gone for a leg lock! Dos Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rivers's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rivers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dos Santos passes into half guard.
Rivers actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rivers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rivers has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dos Santos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rivers.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers tries to bench press Dos Santos off him but Dos Santos keeps the position.
Rivers stops Dos Santos from passing to mount.
Dos Santos wants to control but Rivers is keeping him busy.
Rivers can't do much from the bottom here.
Rivers is being controlled here.
Rivers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dos Santos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Rivers is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Rivers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dos Santos is taking a breather. Rivers says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rivers wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rivers gets caught napping as Dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Rivers manages to retain guard.
Rivers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dos Santos passes into side control.
Rivers wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Rivers being controlled for a moment.
Rivers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lucio Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control but Rivers is keeping him busy.
Rivers trying to control here.
Rivers actively working from the bottom here.
Dos Santos passes to side control.
Dos Santos advances to full mount.
Dos Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucio Dos Santos!
Lucio Dos Santos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Delluze (ranked 4166 p4p, 4189 weight class) and Dante Drayman (ranked 440 p4p, 441 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Delluze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante Drayman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drayman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delluze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drayman back to the cage. Delluze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Delluze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Delluze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drayman loads up on a big right hand but Delluze slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Delluze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Delluze scores with a body shot.
Delluze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delluze sizes up Drayman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drayman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delluze under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drayman moves out of range of the strikes.
Delluze scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drayman. Delluze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drayman throws a lazy uppercut
and Delluze counters with a stiff right hand.
Drayman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drayman throws a series of punches but Delluze moves out of range.
Delluze lands with an uppercut that bounces Drayman off the cage and back into range.
Drayman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delluze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Delluze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Delluze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delluze was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Drayman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drayman misses with a wild body shot.
Drayman lands with a nice body punch.
Drayman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delluze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delluze. Drayman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delluze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drayman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delluze.
Drayman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delluze counters with a straight right hand.
Delluze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Delluze misses with a series of wild punches.
Delluze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drayman on the side of the head.
Drayman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Delluze rather than just go for the knockout.
Drayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Delluze is just out of range.
Delluze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delluze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drayman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drayman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drayman.
 It looks like Michel Delluze has been cut.
Drayman misses with the combination.
Delluze lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Drayman.
Delluze throws a jab but it's blocked by Drayman.
Delluze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Delluze misses with a double jab.
Drayman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delluze.
Delluze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Delluze takes a swing at Drayman's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drayman lands a left and a right that send Delluze crashing to the mat, dazed. Drayman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Delluze is rocked!
Delluze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Delluze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drayman swings for the body but Delluze moves out of range.
Delluze seems to have got his legs back now.
Drayman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Delluze doesn't seem bothered though.
Delluze is breathing heavily.
Drayman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delluze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drayman sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Delluze's defenses. It connects perfectly with Delluze's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Drayman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dante Drayman thanked Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Pitts (ranked 4041 p4p, 4223 weight class) and Marcus Spring (ranked 354 p4p, 362 weight class). Darryl Pitts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Spring's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darryl Pitts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Spring!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Spring does no damage.
Pitts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Pitts.
Nice uppercut lands for Pitts. That snapped Spring's head back.
Spring throws a series of strikes that have Pitts backpedaling.
Spring takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pitts connects with a body shot that sends Spring's belly button to the back.
Pitts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spring lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pitts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darryl Pitts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitts misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spring scores with a hook to the body. Pitts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitts scores with a shot to the body.
Pitts scores with a shot to the body.
Pitts misses with a body shot.
Pitts throws a body punch but Spring moves out of range.
Spring lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spring avoids the body shot from Pitts.
Spring let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pitts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spring loads up on a big right hand but Pitts slips the punch.
Spring lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pitts jabs Spring to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pitts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A swing and a miss from Spring.
Pitts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spring under the eye.
Pitts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spring wants to get back to striking at distance but Pitts won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spring tries to break the clinch but Pitts is controlling the position.
Pitts throws a punch but it's blocked by Spring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitts working aggressively here.
Pitts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitts pushes Spring back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pitts struggles to land a body shot inside as Spring controls his hands.
Pitts working aggressively here.
Pitts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitts working aggressively here.
Pitts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spring backwards.
Spring is trying to break the clinch but Pitts is controlling him.
Pitts has Spring pressed against the cage, preventing Spring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitts misses with some punches.
Pitts working aggressively here.
Spring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitts misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitts misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitts throws a punch but it's blocked by Spring.
A nice left hand lands by Pitts.
Spring tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spring backwards.
Spring blocking some punches.
Pitts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spring wants to stall.
Good body shot from Pitts.
A head punch on the inside from Pitts fails to land.
Spring has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pitts seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spring can turn it around.
Pitts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitts tries a body shot but Spring blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitts tries to work over Spring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitts.
Spring taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Pitts fails to land.
Pitts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spring can't find room to land a body shot as Pitts controls the action.
Pitts keeps control of Spring as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Pitts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spring wants to break free but Pitts has control.
Pitts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spring.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spring.
Pitts tries a body shot but Spring blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Pitts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pitts misses with a body shot
and Spring counters with a stiff right hand.
Spring looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitts looks to land a right hand but Spring moved out of range.
Spring misses the shot to the body.
Pitts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spring let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pitts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spring can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitts. Spring does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitts misses with a body punch
enabling Spring to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitts looks to score with a jab to the body but Spring is just out of range.
A nice side step and Spring releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pitts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spring's head backwards.
Pitts connects with a body shot that sends Spring's belly button to the back.
Pitts punishes Spring's body with a nice straight punch.
Pitts misses with a body punch
and Spring counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pitts throws a body punch but Spring moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitts takes a swing at Spring's ribcage but misses.
Pitts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spring doesn't seem bothered though.
Pitts misses with a body shot.
Pitts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spring uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitts.
Spring lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spring misses the jab.
Darryl Pitts is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Spring does no damage.
Pitts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spring manages to avoid it.
Pitts just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitts swings for the body but Spring moves out of range.
Pitts looks to score with a jab to the body but Spring is just out of range.
Spring misses with a wild combination.
Pitts throws a jab when Spring was well out of range.
Pitts throws a right hand that misses
enabling Spring to counter with a crisp jab.
Spring lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitts circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spring, pushing him back against the cage.
Pitts swings wildly with an uppercut but Spring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitts lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spring has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spring blocks a body shot from Pitts.
Spring wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitts tries to work over Spring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitts blocks a body shot from Spring.
Spring trying to stall but Pitts improves his position.
Spring tries to circle away but Pitts has him pinned against the cage.
Spring is trying to force a seperation but Pitts has the dominant position.
Pitts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spring's elbow.
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!
Pitts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spring backwards.
Spring tries a body shot but Pitts blocks it.
Spring tries to break the clinch but Pitts is controlling the position.
Spring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitts tries to work over Spring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spring prevents a body shot from Pitts.
A frustrated look appears on Spring's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spring tries to break the clinch but Pitts is controlling the position.
Darryl Pitts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pitts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitts tries to work over Spring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Spring.
Still in the clinch, Pitts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pitts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spring's elbow.
Pitts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pitts.
Pitts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitts misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spring.
Pitts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spring is trying to stall.
Pitts tries to throw a body punch but Spring avoids it by throwing Pitts back against the cage.
Spring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitts lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spring wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spring has had enough of the clinch but Pitts keeps him there for the moment.
Spring tries to break the clinch but Pitts is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Pitts dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pitts slips a straight right by Spring.
Pitts lands a jab to Spring's midsection.
Pitts misses with a body shot.
Pitts lands with a good body shot.
Spring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitts was well out of range. Poor timing from Spring.
Pitts is looking to wear down Spring with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pitts throws a body shot but no joy.
Spring throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitts.
Pitts appears to be looking for a big counter.
Spring misses with a few strikes there.
Pitts clinches with his opponent.
Pitts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spring doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pitts throws a punch but it's blocked by Spring.
Spring blocks an uppercut.
Pitts misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Spring's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pitts.
Pitts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spring tries to break the clinch but Pitts is controlling the position.
Spring is trying to push Pitts away but Pitts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spring.
Spring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitts has a couple of punches blocked by Spring.
Spring tries to circle away but Pitts has him pinned against the cage.
Spring blocks an uppercut.
Pitts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spring blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pitts fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pitts as Spring tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Pitts fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitts misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pitts fails to land.
Spring blocks a body shot from Pitts.
Pitts lands a body shot.
Pitts lands a shoulder strike.
Pitts has a couple of punches blocked by Spring.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitts.
Pitts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitts has a couple of punches blocked by Spring.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spring.
Pitts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pitts lands a hook that snaps the head of Spring backwards.
Pitts tries to work over Spring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pitts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Pitts.
Pitts misses with some punches.
Pitts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Pitts.
Pitts throws a head punch that misses.
Pitts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spring.
Pitts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitts throws a punch but it's blocked by Spring.
Pitts working aggressively here.
Pitts swings wildly with an uppercut but Spring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitts misses with a punch to the body.
Pitts misses with some punches.
A short left from Pitts.
Pitts tries to throw a body punch but Spring avoids it by throwing Pitts back against the cage.
Pitts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pitts throws a head punch that misses.
Spring blocking some punches.
Marcus Spring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitts swings wildly with an uppercut but Spring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spring digs a right hand underneath Pitts's ribcage. Pitts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darryl Pitts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pitts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Pitts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Clark (ranked 4467 p4p, 4042 weight class) and Rory Lucas (ranked 456 p4p, 415 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Home Alabama. 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rory Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas misses the shot to the body.
Lucas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Lucas scores with a hook to the body. Clark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lucas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lucas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Lucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Lucas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Lucas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clark doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucas scores with a shot to the body.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Lucas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas connects with a body shot.
Lucas lands a big uppercut and Clark crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Clark looks OK. Lucas waves Clark back to his feet!
Lucas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clark rather than just go for the knockout.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lucas fakes the body blow, causing Clark to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Clark goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rory Lucas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Huerta (ranked 3471 p4p, 4755 weight class) and Joel Franklin (ranked 375 p4p, 474 weight class). Jesus Huerta 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin leaves Huerta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Franklin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jesus Huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta blocks a jab.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Franklin stuffs the takedown attempt from Huerta. Huerta gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franklin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franklin misses with a hook.
Huerta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franklin pinned against the cage. Franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Huerta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Franklin is fending him off so far but Huerta persists. Nope, Franklin circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Franklin misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huerta.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huerta is defended easily by Franklin.
Franklin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huerta goes for a double leg but Franklin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Franklin continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Huerta regains guard.
Franklin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Huerta is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Franklin frees his head nicely. Oh but Huerta has switched to an armbar! Franklin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jesus Huerta!
Jesus Huerta was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luka Vasquez (ranked 3952 p4p, 4161 weight class) and Zechariah Osborne (ranked 472 p4p, 490 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luka Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zechariah Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osborne.
Vasquez closes the distance and pushes Osborne back into the cage.
Osborne working aggressively here.
Osborne misses with a punch on the inside.
Osborne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vasquez stalls.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osborne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Osborne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasquezs head.
Vasquez wants a takedown.
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Osborne loads up on a big right hand but Vasquez slips the punch.
Osborne stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasquez. Vasquez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osborne.
Osborne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Osborne.
Osborne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez slips a straight right by Osborne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osborne.
Osborne plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Vasquez to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Vasquez just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zechariah Osborne!
Zechariah Osborne gave a mention to Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 4108 p4p, 4031 weight class) and Aino Heinonen (ranked 423 p4p, 414 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aino Heinonen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez thuds his right hand into Heinonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heinonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heinonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heinonen connects with a leg kick.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Heinonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heinonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heinonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Heinonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heinonen throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez cracks Heinonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Heinonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aino Heinonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Heinonen.
Heinonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heinonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heinonen connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Heinonen.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heinonen, as that shot connected.
Heinonen misses with a body shot.
Heinonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Heinonen.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinez misses the target.
Heinonen misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heinonen.
Heinonen throws a front kick that sends Martinez stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heinonen in his tracks.
Good shot there by Martinez.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Heinonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Heinonen's ribs.
Heinonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Heinonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heinonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heinonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heinonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Heinonen.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Heinonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heinonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heinonen scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinonen with the inside leg kick.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heinonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Heinonen.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Heinonen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Heinonen lands a right hook to the body.
Heinonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heinonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Heinonen thows a body kick. Martinez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Martinez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heinonen.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Heinonen lands but Martinez takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinonen lands an overhand right.
Martinez misses with a hook. Heinonen ducked under it nicely.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heinonen lands with a shot to the body.
Heinonen throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Heinonen connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heinonen.
Martinez's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heinonen throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heinonen fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick lands for Heinonen.
Heinonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aino Heinonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Heinonen.
A cross from Martinez lands.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heinonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Heinonen lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Heinonen.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Martinez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heinonen throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Heinonen.
Aino Heinonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heinonen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Heinonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heinonen connects with the punch.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces Heinonen off the cage and back into range.
Heinonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Heinonen staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Heinonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heinonen scores with a head kick.
Heinonen lands a leg kick that knocks Martinez off balance momentarily.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Heinonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heinonen moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Heinonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Heinonen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heinonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heinonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Heinonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heinonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heinonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Heinonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heinonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heinonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Heinonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez throws a hook but Heinonen avoids it easily.
Heinonen counters with a body kick.
Heinonen scores with a jab to the head.
Heinonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Heinonen.
Aino Heinonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Heinonen.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
A solid body kick from Heinonen.
Heinonen lands a front kick.
Heinonen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Heinonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heinonen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martinez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heinonen throws a combination. Martinez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heinonen lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Martinez is looking to close the distance but Heinonen sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Martinez crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Martinez is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Aino Heinonen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryson Whitehead (ranked 3926 p4p, 3954 weight class) and Colton Tanner (ranked 308 p4p, 312 weight class). Colton Tanner 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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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryson Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Whitehead.
Whitehead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitehead avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanner.
Whitehead has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tanner uses from the top position.
Tanner looking to pass the guard.
Whitehead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whitehead working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tanner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tanner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitehead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tanner trying to control but Whitehead postures up.
Whitehead is looking for a kimura here.
Whitehead wants to work for an arm triangle but Tanner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner keeping control of the position.
Whitehead is looking for a kimura but Tanner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Whitehead to get the leverage.
Tanner wants to sweep but Whitehead has passed to side control!
Tanner wants to get back to his feet but Whitehead drags him back down.
Whitehead is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tanner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Whitehead looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Whitehead has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tanner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Whitehead's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Whitehead! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Tanner has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bryson Whitehead!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ratibor Volkov (ranked 3042 p4p, 4282 weight class) and Luis Lopez (ranked 290 p4p, 367 weight class). Lopez has chosen You Know How We Do It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ratibor Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez slips under a jab from Volkov.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Lopez cracks Volkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lopez.
Lopez lands a jab to the head.
Lopez moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Volkov takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Lopez throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Volkov lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov with a hook.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Volkov's hands.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Volkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Volkov's head backwards.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Volkov didn't see that one coming.
Volkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Volkov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez slips under a jab from Volkov.
Lopez scores with a hook.
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!
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Volkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Volkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Volkov walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Volkov takes one to the chin there.
Volkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Volkov.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Volkov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Volkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Volkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lopez connects with the punch.
Volkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Ratibor Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez sizes up Volkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Volkov connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
It looked like Volkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Volkov misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez slips under a jab from Volkov.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands with a shot to the body.
Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Lopez.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Volkov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Volkov's hands.
Lopez tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez slips a straight right by Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Volkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volkov under the eye.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Volkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
Volkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkov lands with a nice combination. Lopez backs away looking to recover.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Volkov moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Volkov cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Volkov takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov scores with a shot to the body.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov misses with a body punch
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lopez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luis Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez slips under a jab from Volkov.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Volkov avoids it with no problem.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez lands a jab to Volkov's midsection.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Nice shot by Lopez.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ratibor Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Volkov's head back.
Volkov is rocked!
Lopez drops Volkov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Volkov! Lopez dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Lopez!
Luis Lopez made sure to mention his sponsor, Hype Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kotev (ranked 2888 p4p, 4176 weight class) and Brooks Gallegos (ranked 315 p4p, 429 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Kotev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooks Gallegos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gallegos to the mat! Gallegos manages to get full guard.
Kotev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kotev throws a big right hand that misses.
Kotev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gallegos can't keep his opponent in guard - Kotev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kotev 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kotev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Kotev has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kotev is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Gallegos is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Gallegos flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Kotev anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Gallegos and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Kotev slips an arm under Gallegos chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Kotev has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Kotev is squeezing on Gallegos like an anaconda would it's prey. Gallegos fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Kotev!
Ivan Kotev very nearly forgot to thank Bloodbath MMA Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Brooks Gallegos stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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