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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Swagger (ranked 2198 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Uzochukwu Adebo (ranked 267 p4p, 222 weight class). Adebo has chosen MERCURY as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spenser Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uzochukwu Adebo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Adebo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adebo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adebo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Swagger misses with a kick to the body.
Adebo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Swagger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Swagger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spenser Swagger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swagger lands with a good body shot.
Swagger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Swagger catches Adebo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Swagger misses its intended target.
Swagger misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Swagger.
Adebo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swagger misses with a hook
and Adebo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Spenser Swagger has been cut.
Swagger misses with a hook to the body
and Adebo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swagger lands a head kick. Adebo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swagger lands with a right hand.
Adebo walks into a stiff left hand from Swagger.
Swagger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Swagger throws a head kick that misses.
Adebo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Swagger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adebo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swagger tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swagger lands with an uppercut that bounces Adebo off the cage and back into range.
 Adebo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger dances in with a quick combination. Adebo is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Swagger snaps Adebo's head back. Adebo stumbles backwards against the cage. Swagger steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Adebo's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Adebo just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spenser Swagger!
Spenser Swagger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raine Rockford (ranked 866 p4p, 1433 weight class) and Ricky Alvarez (ranked 98 p4p, 149 weight class). Ricky Alvarez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raine Rockford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockford.
As Rockford backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Rockford manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockford misses the target.
Rockford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez thinks about the counter body kick.
Rockford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Rockford moves out of range.
Rockford takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rockford throws out a powerful jab.
Rockford throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez scores with a nice strike.
Rockford throws a chopping leg kick but Alvarez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvarez's head.
Rockford throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez walks into a left hand.
Rockford scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockford blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez slips a jab from Rockford.
Rockford throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockford connects with a jab.
Rockford misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Rockford. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
Rockford sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Rockford tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rockford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Rockford.
Rockford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rockford scores with a jab. Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rockford throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Rockford throws a push kick but Alvarez slaps the foot to one side.
Rockford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rockford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Rockford looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Rockford's shoulder, as Rockford tries to avoid the shot.
Rockford throws a solid leg kick but Alvarez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rockford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rockford misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Rockford avoids it with no problem.
Raine Rockford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Rockford.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rockford connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Rockford misses.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockford.
Rockford scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Rockford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rockford looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockford throws out a leg kick but Alvarez moves out of range and Rockford only half commits.
A shot to the body from Rockford misses
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Rockford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Rockford.
Rockford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rockford misses the body punch
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Rockford misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockford with a hook.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, jab by Rockford - just one landing.
Rockford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvarez defending well as Rockford loads up on a big left hand.
Rockford misses with a hook
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockford scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Rockford misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockford throws a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rockford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rockford swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rockford missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rockford throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Rockford throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rockford blocks it well.
Rockford throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Rockford.
As Rockford backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Rockford manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rockford misses with a body shot.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rockford lands a jab.
Rockford misses with a hook
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rockford lands the left hand.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Rockford's head but Rockford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Rockford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alvarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rockford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rockford misses with a body shot.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rockford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rockford scores with a decent looking hook.
Rockford blocks a jab.
Alvarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rockford.
Rockford misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a left and a right that stings Rockford.
Rockford throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Rockford moves out of range of the strikes.
Rockford connects with a body shot.
Raine Rockford is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Rockford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Rockford digs a good body shot into Alvarez's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Rockford looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockford just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockford misses the target.
It seemed like Alvarez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Alvarez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rockford has got the better of the exchanges.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rockford.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Rockford.
Rockford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rockford looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Rockford.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Rockford throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Rockford avoids nicely.
As Alvarez tries to get set, Rockford tries to push him back and clinch up but Alvarez manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Rockford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rockford.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rockford.
Alvarez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rockford.
Rockford misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Rockford.
Alvarez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockford looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Rockford.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Rockford misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez walks into a jab.
Rockford works the jab nicely.
Rockford jabs at Alvarez's body.
Alvarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rockford backs up against the cage.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rockford throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez keeps Rockford at a distance using the push kick.
Rockford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rockford throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Rockford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rockford looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Rockford lands a body shot.
Rockford throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rockford just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rockford wants to slow Alvarez down by chopping away at his legs.
Rockford throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rockford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rockford throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Nice shot by Rockford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rockford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rockford connects with a body shot.
Rockford cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rockford misses with a wild body shot.
Rockford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rockford is looking to counter the offense by Alvarez and move into the clinch.
Rockford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rockford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockford avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockford takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez defending well as Rockford loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Rockford dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rockford misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Rockford as he connects with a hook.
Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rockford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rockford throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Rockford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rockford with a body shot.
Rockford throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Rockford misses.
Alvarez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rockford lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockford lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Rockford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rockford avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockford misses with a straight right.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Rockford connects with a nice looking jab.
Rockford throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rockford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rockford lands a lovely overhand right.
Rockford misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Rockford avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockford.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockford.
Rockford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rockford throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Rockford delivers a nice body kick.
Rockford throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez unleashes a big counter combination but Rockford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ricky Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockford throws a nice head kick!
Rockford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rockford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Rockford.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Rockford slaps the foot to one side.
Rockford loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Rockford dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Rockford throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Rockford.
Rockford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Alvarez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rockford tries to score with a low kick but Alvarez moves his leg out of the way.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rockford looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Rockford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Rockford backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Rockford manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Rockford.
Rockford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rockford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Rockford.
Rockford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
Rockford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rockford throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rockford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Alvarez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rockford throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Rockford throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Rockford misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rockford misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Rockford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez moves out of range as Rockford strikes.
Rockford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockford throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Raine Rockford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Rockford misses with a hook
and Rockford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockford.
Donk. Alvarez catches Rockford right on the button with a cross.
Rockford throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Rockford looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ricky Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rockford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raine Rockford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rockford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raine Rockford!
A victorious Raine Rockford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Ramsey (ranked 1290 p4p, 2528 weight class) and Martin Vice (ranked 172 p4p, 307 weight class). Vice has chosen Mojo as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernard Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Vice!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ramsey. That one must have hurt.
Ramsey lands with a good body shot.
Ramsey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Ramsey.
Vice looks winded!
Ramsey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramsey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramsey drops Vice with a big knee straight up the middle! Vice is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Vice is rocked!
 It looks like Martin Vice has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsey goes for a small jab and connects. Now Ramsey goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Vice stumbles back but Ramsey runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Vice to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Vice will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bernard Ramsey!
A very excited looking Bernard Ramsey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lanion Mauricio (ranked 1799 p4p, 1486 weight class) and Dallas Winston (ranked 243 p4p, 197 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lanion Mauricio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauricio wants to clinch up but Winston keeps it at a distance.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Mauricio moves away and avoids it.
Winston lands a really nice looking cross but Mauricio seems unphased.
Mauricio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mauricio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Lanion Mauricio has been cut.
Mauricio tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mauricio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mauricio wants to clinch up but Winston keeps it at a distance.
Mauricio rushes Winston and presses him up against the cage.
Mauricio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winston just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston can't break the clinch.
Mauricio keeps control of Winston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mauricio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston lands a head shot.
Winston scores with a nice head shot.
Mauricio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mauricio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauricio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mauricio moves to clinch but Winston breaks away
and Winston counters with a stiff right hand.
Mauricio is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
Mauricio misses with an uppercut
and Winston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mauricio thinking.
Mauricio wants to clinch up but Winston keeps it at a distance.
Mauricio moves to clinch but Winston breaks away
and Mauricio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mauricio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mauricio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Mauricio moves into the clinch successfully.
Winston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mauricio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauricio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mauricio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mauricio tries to clinch but Winston is having none of it.
Mauricio tries to clinch but Winston moves away
and Winston counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Winston. Those never looked like landing.
Mauricio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mauricio.
Winston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mauricio's head.
Mauricio tries to clinch up
and Winston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Mauricio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston scores with a jab. Mauricio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mauricio tries to clinch up
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston catches Mauricio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mauricio wants to clinch but Winston slips to the side
letting Winston counter with a right hand.
Mauricio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 Mauricio is rocked!
Mauricio tries to clinch up but Winston circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Mauricio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mauricio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauricio seems to have got his legs back now.
Winston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Mauricio.
Winston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winston counters with a stiff right hand.
Winston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mauricio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Winston jabs Mauricio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mauricio tries to clinch up
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mauricio misses with an uppercut
and Winston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Winston misses.
Mauricio moves into range and clinches up with Winston.
Winston breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauricio.
Mauricio tries to clinch but Winston moves out of range.
Mauricio tries to clinch up.
Mauricio is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Winston.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mauricio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mauricio doesn't manage to clinch there - Winston circles away.
Winston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winston counters with a left to the body.
Mauricio scores with a sloppy right hand. Winston should have avoided that one.
Mauricio closes the distance but Winston moves to the side
and Mauricio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winston lands a nice shot that snaps Mauricio's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lanion Mauricio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Winston lands with a hook. Mauricio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mauricio tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Mauricio throws a poor cross that misses
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mauricio misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Mauricio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mauricio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mauricio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mauricio ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Mauricio tries to counter with a takedown but Winston is quick to defend against it.
Mauricio has managed to clinch.
Mauricio trying to land knees to the body.
Winston can't break the clinch.
Winston is looking to break free of the clinch but Mauricio has double underhooks.
Mauricio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mauricio tries to clinch up
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lanion Mauricio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Winston lands.
Mauricio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winston counters with a straight that turns Mauricio's legs to rubber! Winston pushes forward with more strikes and Mauricio goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Winston!
Dallas Winston decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 1199 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Sam Holt (ranked 117 p4p, 217 weight class). Blades comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. This should be fireworks!
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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blades motions for Holt to come forward. Blades throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt avoids them all with ease.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt avoids them all with ease.
Blades dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holt. That did some damage!
Holt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blades.
Blades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blades falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blades lands a left and a right that sends Holt crashing to the canvas! Blades dives into mount looking to finish!
Holt is rocked!
It looks like Sam Holt has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Holt tries to hold on but Blades postures up.
Holt is still in real trouble! Can Blades finish him?
Holt seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades controlling from the full mount.
Blades continues to stall.
Holt regains half guard.
Holt felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Holt controlling the position well.
Holt wants to control but Blades is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blades content to control rather than advance.
Holt throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Blades manages to pass to side control.
Blades stands up and beckons Holt to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holt. Holt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holt throws a jab when Blades was well out of range.
Blades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blades manages to avoid it.
Blades misses with a hook.
Blades throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Blades, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Blades.
Blades lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holt throws a lazy right hand but Blades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blades misses with a looping right.
Holt lands with a nice body punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blades - the referee stops the clock and Holt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blades. Holt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blades swinging wildly here.
Blades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blades does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
Holt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blades on the side of the head.
Blades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Holt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt lands a right hook to the body.
Holt throws a body shot but no joy.
Blades swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Blades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good work by Holt as he checks the leg kick.
Holt tests Blades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blades throws a poor cross that misses
and Holt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Holt does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Holt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blades seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Holt scores with a nice right hand.
Holt throws a combination. Blades tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Holt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blades.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Blades does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holt stuns Blades with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid body kick from Blades.
Blades misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Blades misses.
Holt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Blades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holt was well out of range. Poor timing from Blades.
Blades moves away from the strike by Holt.
Holt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blades backs up against the cage.
Blades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holt can do to turn this around?
Blades misses with a combination
and Holt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holt jabs Blades right on the nose. Blades blinks but takes it well.
Blades chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades scores with a push kick.
Blades connects with a nice looking jab.
Blades takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blades at a distance.
Holt slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
Blades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blades throws a combination that misses
and Holt counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holt works the jab nicely.
Pablo Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt looks to land a combination but Blades avoids it well.
Blades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blades tries to bum rush Holt with a series of wild strikes but Holt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holt lands with a straight right. Blades didn't see that one coming.
Blades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a big shot that misses.
Holt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
A good leg kick by Blades.
Holt swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Pablo Blades is winning the standup battle so far.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
Holt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Blades. Those never looked like landing.
Holt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blades cracks Holt with an open hand slap.
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!
Blades takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holt slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt cracks Blades with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blades slips under a jab.
Blades on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blades misses with a series of wild punches.
Blades is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blades looks to land a combination but Holt avoids it well.
Holt moves away from the strike by Blades.
Donk. Holt catches Blades right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Holt.
The fighters circling - Holt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blades takes one to the side of the head.
Blades throws a hook but Holt avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Blades. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Blades lands a jab-cross combination.
Holt misses with a looping right.
Holt fails to land with a series of punches.
Holt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Blades misses.
A cross from Holt lands.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holt circles away quickly and effectively.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Holt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Blades does no damage.
Blades falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blades thinking.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Holt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blades throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Pablo Blades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt digs a good hook to Blades's body.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holt stalks Blades and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blades's face. Blades staggers backwards, shaken.
Blades on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holt lands a nice shot that snaps Blades's head back.
No joy there for Blades, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blades.
Blades is looking to land body kicks.
Holt jabs at Blades's body.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blades lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Holt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blades fails to land with a series of punches.
Blades misses with a leg kick
and Holt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blades takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Holt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holt.
A combination from Blades does no damage.
Blades swinging wildly here.
Holt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holt thuds a left hand into Blades's body.
Blades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Holt misses.
Blades looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holt lands with a nice body punch.
Blades misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a straight right.
Holt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blades.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Blades saw that one coming.
Blades misses with a wild combination.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blades lands with a nice body kick.
Blades throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blades lands with a hook. Holt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blades at a distance.
Holt tries to bum rush Blades with a series of wild strikes but Blades uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blades misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Blades throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blades throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holt scores with the left hand. Blades knows he should have avoided that one.
Blades throws a leg kick which misses Holt's front leg but catches the back leg as Holt tries to avoid it.
Holt lunges at Blades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blades's hand.
Blades ducks right into an uppercut from Holt.
Holt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blades just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Holt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blades takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holt lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Holt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Kiely (ranked 380 p4p, 825 weight class) and Patrick Van Kerckhoven (ranked 49 p4p, 107 weight class). Van Kerckhoven is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Neo Cortex - Elements (Daniel Cain Remix). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Van Kerckhoven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a shot to the body
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Kerckhoven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kerckhoven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kiely counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Kerckhoven won't be happy with that.
Van Kerckhoven felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Van Kerckhoven prevents Kiely from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely tries to control but Van Kerckhoven wriggling away.
Kiely controlling from the full mount.
Van Kerckhoven is squirming around, avoiding Kiely's attempts to control the action.
Van Kerckhoven is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kiely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiely looking to control but Van Kerckhoven is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kiely controlling the pace for now.
Van Kerckhoven is squirming around, avoiding Kiely's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely goes for an armbar but Van Kerckhoven turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Van Kerckhoven.
Kiely wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Kerckhoven wants to get up but he can't break Kiely's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kiely controlling Van Kerckhoven's posture.
Kiely has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Van Kerckhoven 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Kerckhoven must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiely is controlling Van Kerckhoven's posture.
Van Kerckhoven postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiely is on top in guard.
Van Kerckhoven is pulling down on Kiely's head. It's preventing any offense from Kiely, at least for the moment.
Kiely is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiely slips a jab from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven misses with an uppercut
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Van Kerckhoven only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kerckhoven moves away.
Van Kerckhoven is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a double jab
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a looping right.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a right hand
and Kiely counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Kerckhoven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Harrison Kiely has been cut.
Van Kerckhoven with the inside leg kick.
Van Kerckhoven throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kerckhoven.
Kiely swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Kerckhoven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kerckhoven. That's going to slow Kiely down.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a straight right.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Kiely shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Kerckhoven but Van Kerckhoven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kiely takes a step back to recover.
Van Kerckhoven throws a shot from downtown. Kiely moves away and avoids it.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kerckhoven.
Kiely moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Kerckhoven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Van Kerckhoven manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Van Kerckhoven.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiely lands a nice looking body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Kerckhoven throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Van Kerckhoven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harrison Kiely's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiely defending well as Van Kerckhoven loads up on a big left hand.
Van Kerckhoven lands a glancing blow to the side of Kiely's head.
Kiely blocks the body kick.
Van Kerckhoven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Kiely tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely thuds his right hand into Van Kerckhoven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kiely on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Van Kerckhoven drops Kiely with a beautiful combination! Kiely stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Van Kerckhoven is looking for the KO!
Kiely is rocked!
A low kick lands for Van Kerckhoven.
Oh Kiely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Kerckhoven misses with a left hand
and Kiely counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kiely seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kerckhoven is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven trying to control the position.
Van Kerckhoven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiely wants to pass the guard but Van Kerckhoven is keeping the position.
Van Kerckhoven keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
Kiely passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiely is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Kerckhoven is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely is looking to take a break and control but Van Kerckhoven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiely is really struggling to control Van Kerckhoven but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Van Kerckhoven prevents Kiely from improving position.
Kiely is looking to take a break and control but Van Kerckhoven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kiely is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Kerckhoven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Kerckhoven stops Kiely from passing to mount.
Kiely advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Kerckhoven is squirming around, avoiding Kiely's attempts to control the action.
Kiely jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van Kerckhoven manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Van Kerckhoven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Kerckhoven has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Van Kerckhoven thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Harrison Kiely was interviewed post fight and said 'Fix'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Van Elburg (ranked 982 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Money Pacman (ranked 98 p4p, 128 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Van Elburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Elburg moves into the clinch.
Pacman is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Elburg has double underhooks.
Van Elburg digs a right hand underneath Pacman's ribcage. Pacman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pacman blocking some punches.
I was talking to Van Elburg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pacman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg is working Pacman over against the cage.
Van Elburg tries a body shot but Pacman blocks it.
Pacman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Elburg has him pressed against the cage.
Van Elburg lands a right hand.
Van Elburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacman backwards.
Van Elburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacman backwards.
Van Elburg works on Pacman's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Elburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Elburg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacman backwards.
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!
Van Elburg lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Van Elburg.
A body shot lands from Van Elburg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Elburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman takes a shot to the head.
Van Elburg has Pacman pressed against the cage, preventing Pacman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Elburg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacman's efforts to push away.
Van Elburg lands a right hand.
Van Elburg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Elburg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacman backwards.
Van Elburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Elburg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Elburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Elburg is leaning against Pacman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Elburg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pacman or not.
Pacman looks winded!
Van Elburg lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Elburg.
Still in the clinch, Van Elburg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Elburg lands a body punch.
Van Elburg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pacman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Elburg pushes Pacman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacman is rocked!
Van Elburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pacman is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Elburg finish him?
Van Elburg pushes Pacman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Elburg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Elburg throws a big uppercut that drops Pacman! More strikes from Van Elburg and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pacman lies dazed against the cage as Van Elburg celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Van Elburg!
Vincent Van Elburg gave a mention to Wrestler Wayfare in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 700 p4p, 826 weight class) and Jimmy Logan (ranked 92 p4p, 111 weight class). Babcock comes into the arena with 70 blaring out of the sound system. Logan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Wizard. Jimmy Logan 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Logan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan misses with a straight left.
Logan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babcock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Babcock goes for a double leg but Logan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Logan continues to drive forward.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Babcock moves forwards but Logan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babcock.
A leg kick checked by Babcock.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Babcock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Babcock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Logan's guard.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Logan has wrist control.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Babcock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Logan is keeping the position for now.
Babcock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babcock throws a big right hand that misses.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Logan has wrist control.
Babcock lands a couple of elbows.
Logan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Babcock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Logan's head.
Babcock won't allow Logan to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Logan is keeping the position for now.
Babcock postures up in Logan's guard and throws a big left but Logan blocks it.
Babcock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Logan's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babcock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Logan seems keen to control Babcock's posture.
Babcock throws a strike but Logan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Logan is looking to stand up but Babcock won't let him.
Babcock has his hands on Logan's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Babcock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babcock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Babcock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Logan manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Logan holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four 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.
Babcock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Logan is keeping the position for now.
Babcock stands up over Logan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Babcock works over Logan with some ground and pound from guard.
Babcock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Logan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
Logan trying to keep a closed guard but Babcock is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock is in close to Logan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Babcock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Logan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Babcock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babcock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Logan counters with an inside leg kick.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babcock tries to counter with a takedown but Logan is quick to defend against it.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Logan. No joy for Babcock on that attempt.
Babcock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
A little jabbing left from Logan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Babcock misses
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Babcock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Logan counters with a head kick that drops Babcock to the mat! Babcock scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Babcock is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Thomas Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Oh Babcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock lands the left hand.
Babcock seems to have got his legs back now.
Babcock thuds a left hand into Logan's body.
Babcock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Logan doesn't seem bothered though.
Babcock lands with a good body shot.
Babcock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logan. Logan obviously looking to wear him down.
Logan lands a big head kick that sends Babcock tumbling to the mat! Logan takes a step backwards and waves Babcock back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Babcock takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Logan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Babcock gets a double leg takedown into Logan's guard.
Logan looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
Logan wants to sweep but no luck.
Babcock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Babcock cracks Logan with a solid left hand.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock throws an elbow that misses. Logan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Babcock's guard. Nice move by Logan!
Babcock trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Babcock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to sweep but no luck.
Babcock trying to control the position here.
Babcock continues to stall.
Logan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Logan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Babcock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Babcock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock is nestled in close to Logan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Logan dodges it nicely.
Logan wants to improve his position but Babcock is controlling well.
Logan is trying to control but can't.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Logan dodges it nicely.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Logan's head.
Babcock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Logan gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Logan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Babcock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babcock is looking to wear down Logan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Babcock swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Logan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Babcock shoots and misses
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logan.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Logan misses with a hook. Babcock ducked under it nicely.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jesse Thomas Babcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock staying out of range there.
Babcock attempts a counter takedown but Logan avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan avoids the body shot from Babcock.
A head kick by Logan misses
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Logan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jesse Thomas Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babcock looking to control but instead Logan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Babcock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Logan dodges it nicely.
Babcock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Babcock there.
Logan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Logan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock wants to advance to full mount but Logan doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Babcock postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock throws a big right hand that misses.
Babcock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Logan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan can't keep his opponent in guard - Babcock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Babcock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Babcock 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Logan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babcock passes to full mount!
Babcock lands a heavy elbow.
Babcock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Babcock scoring with strikes but Logan is staying in there.
Babcock dominating with strikes here.
Babcock scoring with strikes but Logan is staying in there.
Babcock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Babcock landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Logan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Babcock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Babcock tries to control but Logan wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Logan hang on?
Babcock lands a big shot to the head and Logan winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jesse Thomas Babcock!
A relieved looking Jesse Thomas Babcock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bird (ranked 255 p4p, 437 weight class) and Randy Wieland (ranked 37 p4p, 63 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bird might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dragula - Rob Zombie. Wieland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ran-D - Zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Randy Wieland 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Wieland!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bird, as that shot connected.
Wieland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wieland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bird lands a slapping body shot.
Bird throws a one two combo.
Bird throws the kick towards the body but Wieland avoids it.
Wieland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wieland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bird pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bird moves away from the strike by Wieland.
Bird has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Bird misses with a straight left.
Wieland changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wieland blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bird connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wieland scrambles back to his feet.
Bird scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wieland doesn't seem bothered though.
Wieland connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bird's hands.
Wieland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bird stuns Wieland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bird lands a big head kick that sends Wieland to the canvas! Bird follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Bird!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Bird thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 61 p4p, 812 weight class) and Mae Joon (ranked 6 p4p, 94 weight class). Lucas Traumen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mae Joon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mae Joon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traumen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traumen. Joon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traumen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joon has time to react.
Joon moves away from the strike by Traumen.
Joon with the counter takedown but Traumen avoids it easily.
Joon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by Traumen there.
Lucas Traumen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Traumen finds it's way through Joon's defenses.
Joon is rocked!
Joon gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Joon tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Traumen is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Joon buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Joon!! Joon is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Traumen throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Traumen!
Lucas Traumen retains his lightweight title!
Lucas Traumen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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