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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Nori Balimory (ranked 4318 p4p, 5375 weight class) and Rock Bottom (ranked 448 p4p, 512 weight class). Corey Nori Balimory 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Nori Balimory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Bottom!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balimory misses with a wild combination.
Balimory has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balimory there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bottom throws a hook to the side of Balimory's head but Balimory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balimory lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bottom backs up against the cage.
Balimory misses with a series of wild punches.
Balimory fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rock Bottom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Balimory 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bottom is looking to clinch.
Bottom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balimory.
Balimory looks to land a combination but Bottom avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balimory looks to land a combination but Bottom avoids it well.
Bottom tries to clinch but Balimory moves out of range.
Balimory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bottom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balimory throws a big counter combination but Bottom scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bottom moves out of range as Balimory throws a body kick.
Bottom dodges the punch combination from Balimory.
Balimory fails to land with a series of punches.
Bottom tries a low kick but Balimory avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balimory!
Balimory misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Bottom's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab lands there for Bottom.
A punch combination from Bottom misses.
Balimory looks to land a combination but Bottom avoids it well.
A combination from Bottom does no damage.
Bottom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bottom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bottom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balimory throws a right and a left that Bottom avoids nicely.
Bottom misses with a series of wild punches.
Bottom swinging wildly here.
A combination from Balimory does no damage.
Balimory avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bottom connects with a nice looking jab.
Balimory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottom throws a series of punches but Balimory moves out of range.
Balimory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bottom slips a jab and a cross from Balimory.
Balimory lands a jab-cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Bottom as he connects with a hook.
Balimory swats away the attempt to clinch by Bottom.
Balimory looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balimory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bottom circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottom cracks Balimory with an open hand slap.
Bottom lands a glancing blow to the side of Balimory's head.
Balimory takes a swing at Bottom's ribcage but misses.
Bottom scores with a jab. Balimory acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Balimory is rocked!
Bottom is looking to score with low kicks.
Balimory swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bottom batters Balimory with a massive right followed by a huge left! Balimory is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Bottom lands a final crushing right hand to drop Balimory to the mat with a gruesome thud! Bottom is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rock Bottom!
Rock Bottom gave a mention to Tokzik Dope L.A. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Kat (ranked 3199 p4p, 4570 weight class) and Zakee Mckee (ranked 302 p4p, 383 weight class). Zakee Mckee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 Montreal, Felix Kat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zakee Mckee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckee looks to land a combination but Kat avoids it well.
Mckee misses with a two punch combination.
Kat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mckee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mckee throws a right and a left that Kat avoids nicely.
Kat shoots for a double leg takedown but Mckee sprawls well. He's pushed Kat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Kat misses
and Mckee counters with a three punch combo that has Kat backing up. Kat nods at Mckee to acknowledge the strikes.
Mckee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Mckee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mckee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kat appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kat shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mckee taking some punishment here, with Kat in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kat seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mckee is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Felix Kat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Perkasa (ranked 3345 p4p, 2508 weight class) and Ciro Tavernelli (ranked 434 p4p, 348 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Perkasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ciro Tavernelli!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkasa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tavernelli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andy Perkasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavernelli throws a hook but Perkasa blocks it.
Tavernelli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkasa looking to score a takedown here. Tavernelli is defending well but Perkasa drives through and ends up in Tavernelli's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tavernelli is on top in guard.
Perkasa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tavernelli stands up over Perkasa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tavernelli controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavernelli is working Perkasa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Perkasa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavernelli is stalling in the full guard.
Tavernelli scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tavernelli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perkasa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tavernelli has managed to get both his arms back between Perkasa's legs - danger averted.
Tavernelli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tavernelli chips away with some ground and pound.
Tavernelli lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavernelli stands and throws Perkasa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Perkasa is trying to control Tavernelli's posture but Tavernelli avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tavernelli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perkasa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavernelli looks up at the clock and then as Perkasa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tavernelli smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tavernelli lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tavernelli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Perkasa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tavernelli in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Perkasa looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Tavernelli turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Tavernelli!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keshawn Garrett (ranked 4478 p4p, 5074 weight class) and Michael Nguyen (ranked 379 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keshawn Garrett!
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, Michael Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nguyen's head.
Garrett lands with a nice body punch.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nguyen. Nguyen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nguyen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garrett's head.
 It looks like Keshawn Garrett has been cut.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Garrett is having none of it.
Garrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garrett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nguyen takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Garrett jabs Nguyen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garrett lands with a hook. Nguyen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett with the inside leg kick.
Garrett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen throws a head kick but Garrett moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Nguyen.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Garrett's head coaches at Squirrel Sports 🐿️ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett scores with a head kick. Nguyen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nguyen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garrett - the referee stops the clock and Nguyen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garrett. Nguyen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nguyen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garrett.
Garrett scores with a nice head shot.
Garrett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garrett connects with an inside leg kick.
Garrett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Nguyen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Nguyen.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrett circles away.
Garrett scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garrett scores with a shot to the body.
Nguyen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garrett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nguyen thinking.
Garrett works Nguyen's body with a nice hook.
Garrett lands with a kick to the temple. Nguyen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nguyen wants to clinch
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garrett.
Garrett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nguyen wants to take the fight to the mat but Garrett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garrett scores with a shot to the side of Nguyen's head.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garrett avoids it.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the head but Garrett blocks with his arms.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Garrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen avoids the elbow strike from Garrett, against the cage.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrett with a knee to the head.
Garrett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nguyen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Garrett is defending well.
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Garrett keeps him there for the moment.
Garrett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garrett has Nguyen pressed against the cage, preventing Nguyen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Garrett won't allow it.
Keshawn Garrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Nguyen.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garrett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garrett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garrett with the inside leg kick.
Nguyen 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nguyen - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Garrett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garrett.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garrett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garrett clinches.
A short body shot lands from Garrett as the two fighters clinch.
Garrett lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Garrett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nguyen breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keshawn Garrett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keshawn Garrett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Nguyen's ribs.
Keshawn Garrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrett instigates a clinch.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nguyen pulls guard successfully.
Nguyen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Garrett wants to get up but he can't break Nguyen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garrett wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nguyen is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is trying to keep Nguyen in close.
Nguyen gets to his feet - Garrett follows without any prompting.
Garrett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nguyen tries to keep at a distance but Garrett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garrett lands a knee to the head.
Garrett lands an elbow just above Nguyen 's eye.
Garrett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Garrett trying to control the position but instead, Nguyen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garrett into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garrett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nguyen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Garrett.
Garrett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Garrett.
Garrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nguyen jumps guard.
Nguyen being controlled here, momentarily.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Garrett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nguyen on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nguyen is proving hard to escape from.
Garrett forces his way into half guard.
Nguyen is not content to let Garrett control the position.
Garrett trying to advance position but Nguyen counters by regaining guard.
Garrett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Nguyen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrett defends well.
Nguyen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garrett manages to get himself to full guard.
Nguyen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garrett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garrett tries to get out of the position.
Nguyen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nguyen under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keshawn Garrett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keshawn Garrett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nguyen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrett circles away.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nguyen. Nguyen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrett works Nguyen's body with a nice hook.
Garrett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garrett scores with a punch to the head.
Garrett stuns Nguyen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garrett misses with a head kick.
Nguyen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nguyen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garrett can pounce on him.
Garrett clinches with his opponent.
Nguyen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Garrett both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nguyen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nguyen.
Garrett slips a jab from Nguyen.
Michael Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Garrett finds it's target.
Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.
Nguyen wants to clinch
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Garrett.
Garrett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Garrett.
Nguyen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrett has managed to clinch.
Keshawn Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett managing to block the knees to the body from Nguyen.
Nguyen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garrett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garrett moves into the clinch.
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!
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett lands a hook that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Garrett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Garrett.
Nguyen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Garrett won't allow it.
Nguyen is looking for a takedown.
Keshawn Garrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Nguyen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett pushes Nguyen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen jumps guard but Garrett stands there with Nguyen around his waist. Nguyen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garrett.
Garrett is leaning against Nguyen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garrett landing knees to the body.
Nguyen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garrett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nguyen's brow.
Garrett crunches a lovely knee into Nguyen's ribcage.
Nguyen throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garrett.
Garrett lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garrett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nguyen's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Garrett.
Nguyen decides to pull guard.
Garrett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguyen wants to stand but Garrett is controlling the position.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Nguyen has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keshawn Garrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrett, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keshawn Garrett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Koskinen (ranked 3430 p4p, 3289 weight class) and Derrick Rojas (ranked 375 p4p, 366 weight class). Esa Koskinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derrick Rojas's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esa Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Rojas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koskinen thuds a left hand into Rojas's body.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rojas to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rojas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Esa Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Koskinen cracks Rojas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rojas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Koskinen finish him?
 It looks like Derrick Rojas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen drops Rojas with a naaaaasty hook - Rojas is in real trouble here! Koskinen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Koskinen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Final Boss (ranked 3182 p4p, 3079 weight class) and Koen Kingston (ranked 354 p4p, 345 weight class). Boss comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood theme the rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Final Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koen Kingston!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston slaps away a takedown attempt from Boss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kingston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kingston wants it to stay on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Boss blocks the low kick.
Boss with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Final Boss has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Final Boss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingston throws out the jab.
Kingston scores with a nice body kick.
Kingston feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Boss crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Koen Kingston!
The defeated Final Boss had this to say: 'It is what it is'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Hearse (ranked 2902 p4p, 3099 weight class) and Johnny Sawyer (ranked 362 p4p, 376 weight class). Sawyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dion - The Wanderer. On his way into the cage it seems that Marvin Hearse has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marvin Hearse seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Marvin Hearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Sawyer connects with a crisp jab.
Sawyer connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sawyer, as that shot connected.
Sawyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sawyer gets caught flat footed, as Hearse shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sawyer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hearse presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearse has clasped his hands together around Sawyer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sawyer is not content to let Hearse control the position.
Sawyer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sawyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hearse. Hearse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the liver by Sawyer. Beautiful body shot.
Sawyer works Hearse's body with a nice hook.
Sawyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sawyer tests Hearse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sawyer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sawyer scores with a jab. Hearse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Marvin Hearse has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sawyer.
Sawyer lands a big uppercut and Hearse crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hearse looks OK. Sawyer waves Hearse back to his feet!
Hearse is rocked!
Sawyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hearse had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Sawyer engages and cracks Hearse with a massive lead left hook - Hearse tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Sawyer is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Sawyer!
Johnny Sawyer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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