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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Apolo (ranked 3367 p4p, 3337 weight class) and Rudra Yogpeeth (ranked 379 p4p, 371 weight class). Kimo Apolo 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Apolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudra Yogpeeth!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apolo walks into a stiff left hand from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Apolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Apolo throws a shot from downtown. Yogpeeth moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Apolo is just out of range.
Apolo takes a swing at Yogpeeth's ribcage but misses.
Yogpeeth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apolo momentarily.
Yogpeeth tries a head kick but it misses.
Apolo misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yogpeeth 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 Apolo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Apolo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Apolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yogpeeth manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yogpeeth.
Apolo misses with a straight right.
Apolo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogpeeth takes a swing at Apolo's ribcage but misses.
Apolo staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth misses with a leg kick
and Apolo counters with a left and a right that stings Yogpeeth.
Apolo works over Yogpeeth's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Rudra Yogpeeth has been cut.
Apolo lands a really nice looking cross but Yogpeeth seems unphased.
Yogpeeth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apolo throws a hook but Yogpeeth avoids it easily.
Apolo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yogpeeth is just out of range.
Yogpeeth throws a low kick but Apolo moves out of range easily.
Yogpeeth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apolo moves away.
Yogpeeth motions for Apolo to come forward. Yogpeeth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Apolo coming out on top.
Yogpeeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth slips under a jab from Apolo.
Apolo scores with a decent looking hook.
Apolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yogpeeth looks to land a combination but Apolo avoids it well.
Yogpeeth misses with a leg kick
letting Apolo counter with a right hand.
 Yogpeeth is rocked!
Apolo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Yogpeeth to the canvas! Yogpeeth doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Apolo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Apolo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Gerber (ranked 2592 p4p, 2490 weight class) and August Valkyrie (ranked 332 p4p, 322 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Valkyrie !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerber throws a jab but it's blocked by Valkyrie .
Valkyrie checks a low kick from Gerber.
Gerber misses with a head kick.
Valkyrie has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gerber is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Valkyrie misses with an uppercut.
Gerber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valkyrie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gerber.
Gerber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Jab by Valkyrie .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Valkyrie trying to control the position but Gerber is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gerber is concentrating on defense, preventing Valkyrie from advancing position.
Valkyrie controlling the action here.
Gerber won't allow Valkyrie to pass to mount.
Valkyrie trying to control from half guard but Gerber is working away.
Gerber won't allow Valkyrie to pass to mount.
Gerber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valkyrie pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerber works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Valkyrie passes Gerber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valkyrie trying to pass the guard but Gerber defending well.
Valkyrie wants to control but Gerber is keeping him busy.
Gerber trying to control but Valkyrie postures up.
Valkyrie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valkyrie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Valkyrie looking to control but Gerber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gerber haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Valkyrie wants to take his opponent's back but Gerber doesn't allow it.
Valkyrie tries to control but Gerber wriggling away.
Valkyrie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gerber is trying to escape the mount but Valkyrie keeps good control and instead manages to take Gerber's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Valkyrie working for the choke.
Valkyrie keeps control of the position as Gerber tries to break free.
Valkyrie looking for the choke but no joy.
Valkyrie working for the choke.
Gerber trying to control the hands but Valkyrie won't let him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gerber defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Valkyrie 's arms.
Valkyrie gets his hands free as Gerber looks to control.
Valkyrie looking for the RNC.
Valkyrie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Valkyrie keeps control of the position as Gerber tries to break free.
Gerber showing good submission defense here.
Valkyrie has got one arm under Gerber's chin. This could be trouble... Gerber trying to control the other hand but Valkyrie gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gerber has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). August Valkyrie !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Mills (ranked 1492 p4p, 1878 weight class) and Gerald Phoenix (ranked 194 p4p, 250 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mills might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z. Gerald Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 22 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Mills.
Phoenix looks to clinch
and Mills counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mills connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mills jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Phoenix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mills looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phoenix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phoenix throws a fast counter high kick but Mills manages to duck under it in time.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Mills was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix lands the left hand.
Mills has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy body kick from Mills
and Phoenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Mills is rocked!
 It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws an off balance right hand
and Phoenix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Mills is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
Mills seems to have got his legs back now.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
Mills misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Mills tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Mills's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Mills misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mills is trying to push Phoenix away but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phoenix presses Mills against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Mills lands a nice uppercut.
Mills tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mills prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
A short body shot lands from Mills as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mills.
Mills pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Mills throws an overhand right that lands on Phoenix's shoulder, as Phoenix tries to avoid the shot.
Phoenix thuds his right hand into Mills's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Phoenix 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Mills feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gerald Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
Phoenix wants to counter with a clinch but Mills pushes him away.
Mills uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Mills.
Mills throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a huge left! Mills is in big trouble! He's backing up but Phoenix isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mills from any more damage. A dominating finish by Phoenix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Phoenix!
Gerald Phoenix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 1036 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Lloyd Blue (ranked 133 p4p, 129 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blue's choice of entrance music: HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Blue.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blue misses with a body shot.
Braxton avoids the head kick by Blue.
Braxton connects with a body shot that sends Blue's belly button to the back.
Braxton with a jab.
Blue misses with a straight right.
Blue's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blue throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Danny Braxton has been cut.
Blue misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton lands with a right hand.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Braxton finds it's way through Blue's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Blue to counter with a crisp jab.
Braxton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braxton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Braxton lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Blue blocks the low kick.
Blue lands a big head kick that sends Braxton tumbling to the mat! Blue takes a step backwards and waves Braxton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Braxton is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Blue follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands with an uppercut that bounces Braxton off the cage and back into range.
Blue lands with a cross.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Braxton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blue throws a right and a left that Braxton avoids nicely.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braxton.
Blue tries to bum rush Braxton with a series of wild strikes but Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue blocks a jab.
Braxton connects with a body shot that sends Blue's belly button to the back.
Blue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blue scores with a jab.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blue appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Braxton misses with a straight right.
Braxton misses with a body shot
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blue punishes Braxton's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Blue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton looks to land a body kick but Blue moved away.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
letting Blue counter with a right hand.
Braxton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Blue on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Blue misses with a hook.
Braxton scores with a head kick. Blue tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Braxton moves forwards but Blue connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
Blue is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Braxton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick.
Blue moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braxton with a hook.
Blue throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Blue lands a head shot.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Braxton.
Blue connects with the punch.
Blue misses with an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Blue.
Braxton avoids the head kick by Blue.
And Braxton counters with a quick kick to the body but Blue blocks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Braxton!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braxton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Blue manages to avoid it.
Braxton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Braxton throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue takes one to the chin there.
Blue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blue looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Blue swings widly with a right hand
enabling Braxton to counter with a crisp jab.
Braxton blocks the body kick.
Braxton lands a lovely overhand right.
Blue fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Braxton, pushing him back against the cage.
Blue tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton tries to break free but Blue pushes him back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head.
Braxton throws a head punch that misses.
Blue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braxton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton blocks an elbow strike.
Braxton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton pushes Blue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Braxton digs a right hand into Blue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blue's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses.
Braxton managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Braxton prevents a body shot from Blue.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blue.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braxton's brow.
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blues head.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton is trying to break free.
Blue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braxton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Braxton's cut.
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.
Blue fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blue swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blue throws a lazy uppercut
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braxton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blue to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a stiff right hand.
Blue slips under a jab from Braxton.
Blue throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Blue scores with a jab.
Blue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton looks to land a left hand but Blue moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braxton misses with a two punch combination.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braxton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Braxton misses the target.
Blue throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton is looking to counter punch.
Braxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue looks to throw a body kick
and Braxton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Braxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braxton tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Braxton finds it's way through Blue's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Blue's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Braxton throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
Braxton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blue misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Braxton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Braxton to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Braxton. That's going to slow Blue down.
Blue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braxton delivers a nice body kick.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blue throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton slips a straight right by Blue.
Blue shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Braxton finds it's target.
Blue lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blue missing with a left hand there. Braxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braxton.
A jab from Blue finds it's way through Braxton's defenses.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton sets himself, and Blue steps forward looking for the clinch! Braxton avoids it this time.
Braxton walks into a stiff left hand from Blue.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blue looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
A big left from Blue misses.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Blue swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton counters with a right hand to the body.
Blue scores with a sloppy right hand. Braxton should have avoided that one.
Blue has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braxton misses with a left hand
and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blue throws a wild body kick that Braxton sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue delivers a nice body kick.
Braxton misses with a straight left.
Braxton misses with a hook. Blue ducked under it nicely.
Braxton jabs Blue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blue fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blue thuds his shin into the meat of Braxton's side.
Blue throws a right hand that Braxton ducks under and follows up with a left that Braxton also avoids with ease.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braxton swings widly with a right hand
and Blue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blue gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Braxton throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Blue misses with a hook.
Blue on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Blue there.
Blue has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blue there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton looks to land a body kick but Blue moved away.
Braxton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blue slips under a jab from Braxton.
Braxton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braxton misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Braxton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Braxton scores with the left hand. Blue knows he should have avoided that one.
Braxton looks to land a left hand but Blue moved out of range nicely.
Blue swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Blue's head but Blue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blue keeps Braxton at a distance using the push kick.
Braxton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blue's head.
Braxton throws a jab when Blue was well out of range.
Braxton misses with a hook. Blue ducked under it nicely.
Blue lands a jab to Braxton's midsection.
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Braxton's cut.
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!
Blue lands a head kick. Braxton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blue blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Braxton lands the left hand.
Blue slips a straight right by Braxton.
Blue tries to counter with a clinch but Braxton shakes him off and moves away.
Braxton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
Braxton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braxton slips a jab from Blue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blue misses with an uppercut
and Braxton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blue throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Braxton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blue throws the kick towards the body but Braxton avoids it.
Blue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Jab from Braxton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a lazy body kick
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton scores with the left hand. Blue knows he should have avoided that one.
Braxton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue.
Good leg kick by Braxton.
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!
Blue defending well as Braxton loads up on a big left hand.
Blue takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Braxton with the inside leg kick.
A head kick by Blue misses
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton swings for the body but Blue moves out of range.
Blue throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Blue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blue misses with a right hand
enabling Braxton to counter with a crisp jab.
Blue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Blue manages to avoid it.
Blue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Braxton misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue avoids the body shot from Braxton.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Blue's head but Blue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy body kick from Braxton
and Blue counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Blue tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blue dips to his left and cracks Braxton with an uppercut!
Blue's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blue.
Blue scores with a nice head shot.
Braxton with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton thuds a left hand into Blue's body.
Lloyd Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands with a straight right. Blue didn't see that one coming.
Blue is looking to clinch.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Braxton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blue to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Braxton catches Blue right on the button with a cross.
Braxton moves out of range as Blue throws a body kick.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braxton thuds a left hand into Blue's body.
Braxton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Blue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws the kick towards the body but Braxton avoids it.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Braxton is looking to counter punch.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Blue.
Blue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blue with a nice cross.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blue! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton lands with a hook. Blue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Blue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Braxton cracks Blue with a good jab.
Braxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Braxton defending well as Blue loads up on a big left hand.
Braxton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a hook
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton throws a front kick aimed at Blue's knee but Blue avoids it well.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Blue.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
Blue misses with a hook
and Braxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blue scores with the left hand. Braxton knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Blue looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Braxton misses with a double jab.
Blue moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.
Blue appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Blue counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blue.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Blue misses with a body punch.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Braxton 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Lloyd Blue was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for this opportunity, and I wanna give a special shout out to my gym Triumph Over Fear, to my sponsor Honest Apparel, and most of all to True Octagon Fighting!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Gaines (ranked 768 p4p, 868 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 102 p4p, 111 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dean Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa throws a lazy body kick
and Gaines counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaines scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayarmaa should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Bayarmaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bayarmaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaines checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaines misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Bayarmaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaines misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gaines connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bayarmaa's hands.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Gaines was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bayarmaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayarmaa works the jab nicely.
We've been told by Gaines's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaines smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bayarmaa lands with an overhand left.
Bayarmaa throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gaines to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaines missing with a left hand there. Bayarmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayarmaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Gaines steps away.
Gaines stuns Bayarmaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaines lands with a right hand.
Bayarmaa misses with an uppercut
and Gaines counters with a right hand to the body.
Gaines bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bayarmaa's head backwards.
Gaines scores with the left hand. Bayarmaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaines is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaines thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bayarmaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Bayarmaa is predictable there
and Gaines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaines throws a jab when Bayarmaa was well out of range.
Bayarmaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaines to score with a decent uppercut.
Gaines misses with a looping right.
Gaines avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the body
and Gaines counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Bayarmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaines misses with an uppercut
and Bayarmaa counters with a straight right hand.
Gaines misses with a right hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a big head kick but Gaines shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gaines!
Gaines throws an off balance right hand
and Gaines takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bayarmaa looks to land a body kick but Gaines moved away.
Gaines seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bayarmaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaines moves away from the strike by Bayarmaa.
Gaines misses with a right hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bayarmaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaines sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa moves away from the strike by Gaines.
A little jabbing left from Bayarmaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Bayarmaa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaines throws a looping overhand right but Bayarmaa ducks down to avoid it.
Gaines misses with an uppercut. Bayarmaa saw that one coming.
Gaines missing with a left hand there. Bayarmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayarmaa throws a jab when Gaines was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bayarmaa.
A solid body kick from Bayarmaa.
Gaines moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaines takes one to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Gaines moves out of range easily.
Gaines was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bayarmaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Gaines.
Bayarmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bayarmaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bayarmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
Bayarmaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaines tests Bayarmaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaines goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that Gaines semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaines misses with a right hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bayarmaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaines misses with a hook. Bayarmaa ducked under it nicely.
Bayarmaa lands a big head kick that sends Gaines tumbling to the mat! Bayarmaa takes a step backwards and waves Gaines back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gaines is rocked!
It looks like Dean Gaines has been cut.
Bayarmaa slips under a jab from Gaines.
Gaines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bayarmaa throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Gaines crashing down! Gaines tries to stagger back to his feet but Bayarmaa just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Gaines asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gan Bayarmaa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 621 p4p, 629 weight class) and Mick Marsden (ranked 87 p4p, 89 weight class). Marsden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brick - Ben Folds Five. On his way into the cage it seems that Arthur King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arthur King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marsden bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Marsden throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King misses with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Marsden lands an overhand right.
Marsden throws a leg kick that is checked
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Marsden fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marsden wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King won't allow Marsden to get back to his feet.
King trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marsden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marsden lands with a right hand.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Marsden catches King right on the button with a cross.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
King feinted with a counter takedown.
King throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden thumps King with a low kick.
Marsden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
A jab from Marsden misses.
Marsden wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marsden is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Marsden circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Marsden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsden.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Marsden.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marsden napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marsden 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.
King is looking to take a break and control but Marsden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is really struggling to control Marsden but he's trying to hold on to the position.
King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marsden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
King misses with the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by King.
King working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
King has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Marsden wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King landing strikes from the mount.
King working for a guillotine from mount but Marsden is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by King.
King landing punches.
King jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Marsden manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King in side control, throwing shots but Marsden defends.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marsden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King in side control, throwing shots but Marsden defends.
King cracks Marsden with a big elbow.
Marsden being controlled for a moment.
King goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marsden has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for King but great work by Marsden.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsden stands up and beckons King to his feet.
Marsden scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Marsden with the inside leg kick.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden is looking to score with low kicks.
King blocks a head kick by Marsden.
Marsden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Marsden.
Marsden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marsden but Marsden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marsden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Marsden will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marsden. Marsden obviously looking to wear him down.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marsden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Marsden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marsden needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Marsden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King misses with a straight right.
King misses with a hook
and Marsden counters with a leg kick.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Marsden tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsden misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marsden scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marsden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Marsden counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King missing with a left hand there. Marsden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King looks for a takedown but Marsden sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsden flicks out a counter leg kick but King steps away.
Marsden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Marsden is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King slips under a jab.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King misses with a straight right.
King with a poor takedown
and Marsden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King shoots and misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mick Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marsden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marsden counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from King misses.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marsden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
King goes for a double leg but Marsden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marsden continues to drive forward.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Marsden pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marsden avoids it really well and circles away.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden counters with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Marsden.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King misses with an uppercut
and Marsden counters with an inside leg kick.
King throws a hook but Marsden avoids it easily.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
It seemed like Marsden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marsden scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Marsden throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King tries to counter with a takedown but Marsden is quick to defend against it.
King misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Marsden finds it's target.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marsden throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King shoots for a takedown but Marsden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden moves away from the strike by King.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden connects with an inside leg kick.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Marsden throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsden moves out of range as King strikes.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden throws a fast counter high kick but King manages to duck under it in time.
Marsden throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mick Marsden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by King.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King misses the shot to the body.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marsden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarsden.
Marsden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden works the jab nicely.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King misses with an uppercut
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsden finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marsden explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Marsden tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marsden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marsden loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King misses with a double jab
and Marsden counters with a head kick.
King fails with the takedown
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from King misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
King walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a body shot.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a straight left.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marsden's guard.
We've been hearing that King has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Marsden wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King working some strikes from top position.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and King manages to pass to side control.
Marsden looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working Marsden over with strikes.
King trying to control the action but Marsden is working from the bottom.
King throwing shots but Marsden is blocking nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marsden blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Marsden is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden kicks off King and gets to his feet.
King defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely.
Marsden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marsden throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King looks to land a right hand but Marsden moved out of range.
Marsden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arthur King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marsden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marsden sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
King winds up and cracks Marsden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marsden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is keen to just control but Marsden is a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for a kimura but Marsden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marsden's head.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King 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.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King looks to land a strike but Marsden avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Arthur King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
King trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden, as that shot connected.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
King misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Marsden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marsden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marsden enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marsden manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marsden uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden cracks King with a good jab.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King fails with the takedown
and Marsden counters with a two punch combo.
Marsden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King looks to throw the jab but Marsden is out of range.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marsden as he jumps to the side.
King misses with a hook
enabling Marsden to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marsden.
Marsden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King is rocked!
Marsden connects with the punch.
Mick Marsden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King drives through with a takedown into guard.
King stops Marsden from standing up.
Marsden is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. King presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marsden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marsden blocks an uppercut.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Marsden gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Marsden lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Marsden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marsden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marsden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Marsden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marsden winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Marsden!
After winning the bout, Mick Marsden thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 685 p4p, 712 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 49 p4p, 51 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Change. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a looping left.
Rurik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rurik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Rurik tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Rurik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rurik. Rurik obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rurik.
Rurik wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a single leg into guard. Rurik didn't expect that.
Rurik has his hands on White's head, controlling the position.
White throws a strike but Rurik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White is looking to take a break and control but Rurik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rurik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik is not content to let White control the position.
White is nestled in close to Rurik, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
White wants to advance to full mount but Rurik doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
White slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if White is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White controlling the action here.
Rurik 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.
White wants to free his trapped foot but Rurik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White working Rurik over with strikes.
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White prevents Rurik from improving his position.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White throwing shots but Rurik is blocking nicely.
Rurik tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
Rurik is not content to let White control the position.
Rurik keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White lunges at Rurik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rurik's hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rurik slips under a jab from White.
Rurik replies with a solid counter kick to the body but White blocks it well.
Rurik clinches up against the cage.
White tries to pull guard but Rurik won't allow it.
Rurik lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rurik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Rurik.
Rurik misses with an uppercut
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rurik is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Rurik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White distracts Rurik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White 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.
White with a nice head shot there.
White throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rurik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rurik is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of White, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White looking to control.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rurik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rurik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rurik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rurik 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 eight 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.
White working for submissions but it's allowed Rurik to get to half guard.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White wants to control but Rurik is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White tries to get to full guard but Rurik has control of the leg.
Rurik content to control rather than advance.
White moves into full guard.
White working for a triangle but Rurik defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray White dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rurik doesn't seem phased though.
White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
White wants to free his trapped foot but Rurik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White wants to control but Rurik is keeping him busy.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rurik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
Rurik tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White with the ground and pound but Rurik uses the opportunity to regain guard.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Rurik has wrist control.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurik keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rurik moves away from the strike by White.
A lazy body kick from Rurik
and White counters with a single leg into guard. Rurik didn't expect that.
White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rurik's head.
White sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rurik's guard.
White looks to land a strike but Rurik avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rurik can do to turn this around?
Rurik has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
Rurik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
Rurik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rurik is keeping the position for now.
Rurik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
Rurik keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Rurik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rurik preventing the sweep.
White is looking for a triangle here but Rurik uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White sneaks back into half guard.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
White has his foot on Rurik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rurik works his way back into a safe position though.
White throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rurik escapes and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control!
White is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White is being controlled here.
White is trying to improve his position.
White being controlled for a moment.
White is looking for a sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White is not content to let Rurik control the position.
White trying to control but Rurik flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
White trying to control the action but Rurik just sinks the hooks in.
White tries to escape but Rurik has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's eight 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.
White tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Rurik has a good base and remains in mount.
Rurik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White has given up his back here.
Rurik tries to keep control of the position but White is staying busy.
Rurik is hanging on to White's back as he tries to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the hands but Rurik won't let him.
White is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rurik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a hook but Rurik avoids it easily.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White shoots in but Rurik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Rurik counters with a body kick that stops White in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurik doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Rurik leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rurik sprawls and moves away.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rurik.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rurik moves into the clinch successfully.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik misses with some punches.
Rurik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rurik lands a body shot.
Rurik lands a body punch.
Rurik lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Rurik.
Rurik lands a shot to the body.
Rurik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rurik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rurik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurik lands with a left to the head.
Rurik lands a shoulder strike.
White takes a shot to the head.
Rurik lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rurik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rurik misses with a short punch on the inside.
White goes for a takedown attempt but Rurik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rurik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Rurik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White misses with a hook.
Rurik looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurik tries to clinch
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rurik's guard.
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!
White throws a big elbow that misses.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Rurik has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rurik holds on and takes a little breather.
White looking to pass the guard.
White wants to control from the top but Rurik keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rurik manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
White controls Rurik momentarily but Rurik frees himself.
White working for a triangle but Rurik defends it easily.
White looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rurik has picked White up and slammed him! White can't keep hold of the triangle and Rurik manages to pass to side control!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rurik moves into full mount!
White tries to hold on but Rurik pushes him away.
White is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Rurik has a good base and remains in mount.
White sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Rurik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yaroslav Rurik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rurik is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Rurik seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rurik misses with a hook.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White ducks under a wild hook from Rurik.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rurik counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rurik tries to clinch
and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rurik wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Rurik looking to control.
White trying to control but Rurik is working from the bottom.
Rurik looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rurik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White distracts Rurik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Rurik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rurik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ray White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rurik is looking to clinch.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rurik.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaroslav Rurik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray White!
After winning the bout, Ray White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 871 p4p, 721 weight class) and Digital Jokinen (ranked 112 p4p, 99 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Digital Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jokinen tries to bum rush Pederson with a series of wild strikes but Pederson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen shows good takedown defense.
Despite the aggression on Jokinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pederson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pederson on the side of the head.
Pederson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pederson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Jokinen clinches with his opponent.
Pederson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pederson is pulling down on Jokinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Jokinen, at least for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pederson 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.
Pederson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Jokinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pederson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
Pederson throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen working a defensive guard but Pederson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jokinen is trying to improve his position.
Pederson is trying to get an arm triangle but Jokinen is defending well.
Jokinen is trying to improve his position.
Jokinen is trying to control Pederson's posture but Pederson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pederson.
Pederson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jokinen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jokinen trying to control from the bottom.
Pederson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
Pederson is taking a breather. Jokinen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pederson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jokinen looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Jokinen is squirming around, avoiding Pederson's attempts to control the action.
Jokinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pederson landing strikes from the mount and Jokinen is in trouble!
Pederson wants to control the pace but Jokinen is squirming around nicely.
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pederson trying to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen tries to hold on but Pederson postures up.
Pederson looking to control but Jokinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pederson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jokinen has worked his arm free - good work by Jokinen!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pederson misses with the ground and pound.
Jokinen is letting Pederson control him for a moment.
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pederson cracks Jokinen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jokinen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pederson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jokinen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jokinen is looking for a sweep.
Pederson tries for a kimura but Jokinen is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to buck Pederson off but Pederson is having none of it.
Pederson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pederson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pederson just content to control the position.
Jokinen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pederson taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pederson wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The strikes coming from Pederson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pederson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pederson trying to control the action but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen wants to control but Pederson postures up.
Pederson trying to control the position but Jokinen is working away.
Pederson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jokinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen tries to buck Pederson off but Pederson is having none of it.
Pederson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jokinen looks to move to half guard but instead Pederson has passed into mount! Damn!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pederson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jokinen under the eye.
Pederson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jokinen is trying to defend but Pederson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jokinen is staying active underneath Pederson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen is staying active underneath Pederson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pederson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jokinen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jokinen wants to control but Pederson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pederson is working for an americana but Jokinen has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Pederson was thinking about the submission.
Pederson scoring with some ground and pound.
Pederson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pederson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pederson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Pederson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Pederson connects with a single shot there.
Jokinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pederson lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pederson dives in and grabs Jokinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jokinen pushes down on Pederson's head and hops out.
Pederson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - Pederson had a free shot at his head there.
Pederson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pederson misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jokinen! But no joy.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pederson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Pederson.
Jokinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Pederson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pederson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Digital Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jokinen is trying to defend but Pederson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen is not content to let Pederson control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson trying to pass the guard but Jokinen defending well.
Pederson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jokinen is looking for a sweep. Pederson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pederson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jokinen wants to control but Pederson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pederson is trying to control. Jokinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jokinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Pederson.
Pederson working the head and body with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pederson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jokinen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jokinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pederson.
Pederson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jokinen tries to get to full guard but Pederson has control of the leg.
Pederson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is staying active underneath Pederson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pederson connects with a nice short shot to Jokinen's temple.
Jokinen is looking to improve his position.
Jokinen won't allow Pederson to pass to mount.
Pederson stalling away here and it's allowed Jokinen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pederson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pederson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pederson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pederson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pederson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pederson postures up.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Pederson tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pederson throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pederson misses the shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pederson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jokinen swings for the body but Pederson moves out of range.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pederson lands with a cross.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Pederson.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pederson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jokinen scrambles back to his feet.
Pederson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pederson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pederson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pederson misses with a body shot.
Pederson shoots in but Jokinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Pederson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jokinen sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pederson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jokinen with a hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jokinen enables Pederson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jokinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Deanthony Pederson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Jokinen wants to control the position but Pederson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pederson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pederson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jokinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pederson is working for a submission of some sort.
Pederson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jokinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pederson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pederson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jokinen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pederson has picked Jokinen up and slammed him! Jokinen can't keep hold of the triangle and Pederson manages to pass to side control!
Pederson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jokinen!
Pederson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jokinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson landing punches.
Pederson controlling his opponent.
Pederson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to hold on but Pederson pushes him away.
Pederson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jokinen is trying to escape the mount.
Jokinen is squirming around, avoiding Pederson's attempts to control the action.
Pederson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pederson 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.
Digital Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deanthony Pederson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pederson controlling from the full mount.
Pederson looking to finish Jokinen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jokinen!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jokinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pederson landing strikes from the mount and Jokinen is in trouble!
Pederson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jokinen is trying to escape the mount.
Pederson content just to control the position here.
Pederson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson prevents Jokinen from getting the reversal.
Pederson controlling from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pederson wants to control the pace but Jokinen is squirming around nicely.
Pederson controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pederson trying to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deanthony Pederson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pederson, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Vanorden (ranked 262 p4p, 517 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 29 p4p, 71 weight class). Vanorden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UP UP & AWAY. Hyde is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darkside-Neoni. Grant Hyde has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ty Vanorden's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ty Vanorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanorden checks a leg kick.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde misses with a lunging right hand
and Vanorden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyde misses with a hook. Vanorden ducked under it nicely.
Vanorden jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vanorden throws a lazy body kick
and Vanorden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ty Vanorden has been cut.
Vanorden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyde.
Hyde throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hyde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vanorden momentarily.
Hyde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Vanorden looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vanorden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hyde tries to land a body kick
and Vanorden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hyde throws an overhand right that lands on Vanorden's shoulder, as Vanorden tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vanorden counter with a right hand.
Hyde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hyde throws a leg kick
and Vanorden counters with a nice right hand that sends Hyde toppling to the canvas! Hyde scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vanorden finish him?!
It looks like Grant Hyde has been cut.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde throws a right hand that misses
and Vanorden counters with a crisp right that sends Hyde to the canvas! Vanorden follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Vanorden!
An out of breath Ty Vanorden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 59 p4p, 354 weight class) and Danny Stewart (ranked 6 p4p, 42 weight class). Stewart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart lands a really nice looking cross but Karlsson seems unphased.
Karlsson throws a body kick that misses.
Stewart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karlsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Stewart lands with an overhand left.
Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Danny Stewart has been cut.
Stewart throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson throws a push kick but Stewart slaps the foot to one side.
Stewart with a jab.
Stewart ducks right into an uppercut from Karlsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stewart has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Stewart had a free shot at his head there.
Stewart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jonas Karlsson's cut is getting worse.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Stewart counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson stalks Stewart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stewart's face. Stewart staggers backwards, shaken.
Stewart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stewart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karlsson lands a big right hand that sends Stewart crashing to the mat! Karlsson stays standing though and waves Stewart back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
Karlsson throws a body kick that misses
and Stewart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart clobbers Karlsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jonas Karlsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stewart misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlsson counters with a nice body kick.
Karlsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Karlsson.
That has opened up Danny Stewart's cut even more.
Stewart lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karlsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Stewart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Stewart crashing down! Stewart tries to stagger back to his feet but Karlsson just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Stewart asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson retains his middleweight title!
Jonas Karlsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Danny Stewart spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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