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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Karelin (ranked 25299 p4p, 4006 weight class) and Jose Caceres (ranked 574 p4p, 484 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Caceres!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caceres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Caceres fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caceres looking to score a takedown here. Karelin is defending well but Caceres drives through and ends up in Karelin's guard.
Caceres won't allow Karelin to sweep him here.
Caceres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caceres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caceres slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caceres tries for a kimura but Karelin is defending well.
Caceres advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caceres swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Caceres!
An out of breath Jose Caceres thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Anderson (ranked 3941 p4p, 4597 weight class) and Dante Vasquez (ranked 356 p4p, 383 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 featherweight 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, Lamont Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson has Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Anderson.
Vasquez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Vasquez is controlling the position.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Vasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vasquez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez blocks an uppercut.
Vasquez can't get the takedown.
Lamont Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Vasquez.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasquez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Vasquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson just leaning against Vasquez, taking a breather.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson pushes Vasquez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Vasquez keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vasquez.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Vasquez blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anderson gets through Vasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Vasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson clinches.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson wants to break free but Vasquez has control.
Lamont Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vasquez up against the cage.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Anderson is trying to push Vasquez away but Vasquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vasquez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Vasquez's takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasquez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lamont Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Vasquez.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Anderson wants to break free but Vasquez has control.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Vasquez controls the action.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Vasquez's ribcage. Vasquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasquez wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson wants to break free but Vasquez has control.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Vasquez.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Vasquez is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson tries a body shot but Vasquez blocks it.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Anderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it.
Anderson clinches up with Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Vasquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasquez can do to turn this around?
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Vasquez is avoiding it.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasquez, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson has Vasquez pressed against the cage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Vasquez wants a takedown.
Lamont Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Vasquez.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vasquez can't fight it off and eventually Anderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Vasquez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but instead Vasquez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vasquez throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vasquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vasquez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vasquez wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Lamont Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson prevents Vasquez from improving position.
Vasquez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dante Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamont Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamont Anderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cohen Barron (ranked 4230 p4p, 3963 weight class) and Leon Crawford (ranked 462 p4p, 444 weight class). Cohen Barron is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cohen Barron!
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, Leon Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barron avoids it really well and circles away.
Barron pushes Crawford up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Crawford manages to end up in side control.
Crawford landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barron wants to get back to his feet but Crawford drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Crawford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Barron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford throwing strikes but Barron manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Barron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crawford keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barron working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford dodges the ground and pound from Barron.
Barron has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barron, as that shot connected.
Crawford with a poor takedown
and Barron counters with a stiff right hand.
Barron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches up with Barron, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes Barron against the cage but Barron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cohen Barron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Crawford.
Crawford misses with a takedown
and Barron counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawford closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barron's guard.
Crawford throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crawford throwing strikes from guard but Barron blocks nicely.
Crawford wants to control from the top but Barron keeps moving.
Crawford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crawford wants to control from the top but Barron keeps moving.
Crawford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barron keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.
Crawford with a nice head shot there.
Crawford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crawford looking to sit in guard and control but Barron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barron wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford wants to stand and escape but Barron is having none of it.
Barron is looking to work some ground and pound but Crawford has wrist control.
Crawford controlling the position.
Crawford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barron wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Crawford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barron is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No luck for Crawford with that takedown attempt.
Barron tries to counter by clinching up but Crawford breaks away and moves out of range.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Barron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawford's head backwards.
Crawford with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Barron counter with a right hand.
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt.
Crawford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barron is fending him off so far but Crawford persists. Nope, Barron circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Barron dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barron stuffs the takedown attempt from Crawford. Crawford gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawford rushes Barron and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Barron clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crawford lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crawford has Barron flattened out and is raining down punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford punishes Barron with strikes from the back mount.
Barron has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Crawford.
Barron tries to roll but Crawford sticks to his back.
Barron is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Barron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawford can do to turn this around?
Crawford lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
 Barron is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Crawford has managed to clinch.
Barron tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Crawford wants a takedown.
Crawford has picked Barron up - he's going for a ride! Crawford dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Crawford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Barron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford scores with a big shot! Barron's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Barron! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Crawford!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaedon Alexander (ranked 4428 p4p, 4157 weight class) and Isiah Dawson (ranked 462 p4p, 428 weight class). Isiah Dawson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaedon Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.
Dawson clinches up against the cage.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Dawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Dawson is leaning against Alexander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Dawson.
A shot in the inside from Dawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Dawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Alexander avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Dawson lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawson lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dawson.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson pushes Alexander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
Dawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alexander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexander wants to stall.
Alexander is trying to force a seperation but Dawson has the dominant position.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson lands a body punch.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Alexander blocking some punches.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson scores with a hook to the body.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson is working Alexander over against the cage.
Dawson lands with a light punch inside.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexander jumps guard but Dawson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dawson lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dawson.
Dawson lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson lands a body shot.
Dawson lands a left hand.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Dawson tries a body shot but Alexander blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dawson - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Dawson.
Dawson lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawson.
Nice body punch from Dawson - that landed with a thud.
Dawson lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Dawson cracks Alexander with a nice body shot.
Dawson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Dawson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dawson digs a right hand into Alexander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexander's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dawson.
Alexander takes a shot to the head.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dawson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson is leaning against Alexander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dawson lands a nice uppercut.
Dawson pushes Alexander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Dawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawson.
Alexander trying to control the position but instead, Dawson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexander into the cage.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawson scores with a shot to the side of Alexander's head.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawson.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawson.
Alexander is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Dawson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.
Alexander went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alexander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dawson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Alexander is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawson has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson lands with a light punch inside.
Alexander tries for a takedown but Dawson manages to get underhooks.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
Alexander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Dawson.
Dawson tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexander or not.
Dawson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dawson is working Alexander over against the cage.
Dawson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dawson.
Alexander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson lands a big right hand that drops Alexander! The killer instinct kicks in and Dawson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dawson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isiah Dawson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between August Cooke (ranked 4072 p4p, 4179 weight class) and Colin Flair (ranked 339 p4p, 355 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 New York, August Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Flair!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Flair's defenses.
Flair wants to clinch.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Flair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flair throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cooke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flairs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Flair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flair is looking to control Cooke's arms but Cooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flair has his back to the cage.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke pushes Flair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Flair looks winded!
Cooke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke works on Flair's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
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!
Flair is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooke gets an underhook and turns Flair into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooke.
Flair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Cooke pushes Flair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Flair's head.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair jumps into guard, dragging Cooke to the mat.
Cooke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cooke scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but Flair is retaining full guard.
Flair looking to control.
Cooke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Flair throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Flair looking to control.
Cooke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooke controlling from the top position.
Cooke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooke continues to stall.
Cooke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flair on the ground.
Cooke connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flair has momentary wrist control but Cooke slips an elbow through the middle.
Flair had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooke defends it easily.
Cooke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooke has managed to get both his arms back between Flair's legs - danger averted.
Cooke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cooke'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.
Cooke postures up and lands a big shot to Flair's brow.
Cooke content to stall in guard here.
Flair has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Cooke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cooke moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Flair tries to pull guard but Cooke won't allow it.
Flair has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cooke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke cracks Flair with a nice body shot.
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!
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flair is breathing heavily.
Cooke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flair or not.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a body punch.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooke.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke lands a body shot.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flair can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
August Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Flair takes a shot to the head.
 Flair is rocked!
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
Flair is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Flair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke pushes Flair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Cooke cracks Flair with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Cooke lands a body punch.
Cooke digs a right hand into Flair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flair's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooke pushes Flair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Flair trying to land knees to the body.
Cooke is leaning against Flair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flair.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke lands a body shot.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flair or not.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke is working Flair over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke gets through Flair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Flair! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cooke is unloading with more strikes now! Flair drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). August Cooke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zane Kwon (ranked 3960 p4p, 4444 weight class) and Curtis Calderon (ranked 417 p4p, 464 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 middleweight 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, Zane Kwon!
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, Curtis Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon misses the jab.
Calderon wants to counter the offense by Kwon and move into the clinch position.
Kwon lands a nice shot that snaps Calderon's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kwon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kwon sets himself, and Calderon steps forward looking for the clinch! Kwon avoids it this time.
Kwon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calderon.
Kwon sets himself, and Calderon steps forward looking for the clinch! Kwon avoids it this time.
Kwon throws a jab but it's blocked by Calderon.
Calderon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kwon tries to land a leg kick but Calderon saw it coming and moves away.
Calderon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zane Kwon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwon closes the distance and clinches.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Kwon won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kwon.
Calderon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kwon pushes Calderon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kwon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon checks the leg kick.
Kwon misses with a wild combination.
Calderon tries to counter with a clinch but Kwon shakes him off and moves away.
Kwon misses with a series of wild punches.
Calderon wants to counter the offense by Kwon and move into the clinch position.
Kwon thuds his right hand into Calderon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kwon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kwon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calderon tries to counter with a clinch but Kwon shakes him off and moves away.
Kwon moves into the clinch successfully.
Kwon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calderon ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.
Kwon lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon clinches up against the cage.
Kwon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kwon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zane Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Calderon.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Kwon won't allow it.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kwon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Calderon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calderon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kwon smiles and moves away.
A jab lands there for Kwon.
Kwon darts in and clinches Calderon up against the cage.
Calderon jumps guard but Kwon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kwon gets control of Calderon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kwon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon wants to stand up but Calderon is controlling him.
Kwon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kwon working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kwon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Calderon jumps guard but Kwon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Calderon is trying to pull guard but Kwon has him pressed against the cage.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Kwon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Calderon looks winded!
Calderon is trying to pull guard but Kwon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Kwon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Calderon fails to pull guard.
Kwon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kwon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Calderon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kwon misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kwon.
Kwon rushes Calderon and presses him up against the cage.
Kwon manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwon loads up on a big right hand but Calderon slips the punch.
Calderon tries to counter with a clinch but Kwon shakes him off and moves away.
Kwon throws a nice looking combination but Calderon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calderon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kwon.
Kwon looks to score with a jab to the body but Calderon is just out of range.
Calderon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kwon lands a head shot.
Kwon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kwon misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kwon missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Kwon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kwon scores with a hook.
Zane Kwon is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwon moves into range and clinches up with Calderon.
Kwon looking to throw knees to the head but Calderon is blocking nicely.
Calderon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kwon to keep the fight standing.
Calderon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kwon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kwon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calderon can do to turn this around?
Calderon is trying to pull guard but Kwon has him pressed against the cage.
Zane Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Calderon.
Calderon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kwon walks away with a smile on his face. Calderon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kwon throws a low kick but Calderon avoids it.
Kwon sets himself, and Calderon steps forward looking for the clinch! Kwon avoids it this time.
Kwon lands a jab to Calderon's midsection.
Kwon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwon digs a good hook to Calderon's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kwon breaks the clinch.
Calderon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kwon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kwon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kwon lands with a left to the head.
Calderon jumps guard but Kwon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Calderon is trying to pull guard but Kwon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Kwon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kwon lands an uppercut.
Calderon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kwon walks away with a smile on his face. Calderon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kwon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calderon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kwon.
Kwon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zane Kwon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kwon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calderon tries to counter with a clinch but Kwon shakes him off and moves away.
Calderon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Calderon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kwon!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calderon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kwon.
Kwon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calderon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kwon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Calderon.
Kwon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calderon on the side of the head.
Kwon lands a jab to the nose.
Calderon is rocked!
Kwon lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Calderon falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zane Kwon!
Zane Kwon 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Briggs (ranked 3966 p4p, 3984 weight class) and Mikel Arnetta (ranked 478 p4p, 479 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 Las Vegas, Victor Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikel Arnetta!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnetta gets tackled into the cage by Briggs. Briggs maintains the clinch.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Arnetta. Beautiful body shot.
Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Briggs showed some decent athleticism there.
Arnetta gets back to full guard.
Briggs has gone for a leg lock! Arnetta slips out almost immediately though and dives into Briggs's guard.
Arnetta trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Briggs being controlled here, momentarily.
Briggs is adopting a defensive guard.
Arnetta trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Arnetta advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arnetta is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Arnetta wants to control but Briggs is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arnetta pulls his head out easily.
Arnetta passes to side control.
Arnetta trying to control the position but Briggs is working away.
Arnetta has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnetta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Briggs is controlling an arm, preventing Arnetta from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Briggs is working to get back to half guard.
Arnetta working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Briggs looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Arnetta! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mikel Arnetta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Fox (ranked 3842 p4p, 3991 weight class) and Kali Lawrence (ranked 439 p4p, 447 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Las Vegas, Miles Fox!
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, Kali Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Fox blocking some punches.
Lawrence has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawrence keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fox's efforts to push away.
Lawrence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawrence lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox is trying to push Lawrence away but Lawrence has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fox wants to break free but Lawrence has control.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawrence prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
Lawrence keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawrence has him pressed against the cage.
Lawrence has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawrence has Fox pressed against the cage.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kali Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawrence has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 8:10
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 8:10
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 8:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kali Lawrence!
Kali Lawrence made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ismael Santana (ranked 3569 p4p, 4083 weight class) and Lamar Bright (ranked 455 p4p, 487 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ismael Santana!
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, Lamar Bright!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright with a jab.
Bright lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Bright.
Bright connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Bright.
Bright misses with a straight left.
Donk. Bright catches Santana right on the button with a cross.
Bright throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Santana crashing down! Santana tries to stagger back to his feet but Bright just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Santana asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamar Bright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyson Everett (ranked 3239 p4p, 4354 weight class) and Benjamin Espinoza (ranked 361 p4p, 443 weight class). Benjamin Espinoza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 Tokyo, Kyson Everett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Espinoza!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Espinoza.
Nice body kick from Everett.
Everett misses with a wild body shot.
Espinoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Espinoza keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Everett is predictable there
and Espinoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Espinoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Everett.
Everett tries a low kick but Espinoza avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espinoza lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Kyson Everett has been cut.
Everett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Everett rushes Espinoza and presses him up against the cage.
Espinoza lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Everett letting Espinoza take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett breaks the clinch.
Espinoza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Everett.
Everett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Espinoza.
Espinoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Everett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Espinoza lands a head shot.
Everett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Everett misses with a hook. Espinoza ducked under it nicely.
Espinoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Everett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Espinoza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Everett scrambles back to his feet.
Espinoza drops Everett with a beautiful combination! Everett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Espinoza is looking for the KO!
Everett is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Everett walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Espinoza! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Espinoza!
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