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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiyness Da Prince (ranked 3544 p4p, 23664 weight class) and Davis Frye (ranked 394 p4p, 508 weight class). Davis Frye has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiyness Da Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Frye!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Prince lands with a nice body kick.
Da Prince fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frye is out of range.
Frye looks to throw the jab but Da Prince is out of range.
Frye tries to work over Da Prince's front leg with a kick but Da Prince checks it.
Da Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Prince moves out of range as Frye strikes.
Frye throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Da Prince counters with a nice uppercut.
Frye throws a jab when Da Prince was well out of range.
Da Prince misses the shot to the body.
Frye takes one on the button.
Da Prince with a nice cross.
Frye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Da Prince.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Da Prince misses the target.
Da Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Prince dodges an elbow strike from Frye.
Da Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Da Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Frye.
Frye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Frye controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Prince.
A short right from Da Prince.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Da Prince as Frye tries to tie him up.
Da Prince tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frye blocking some punches.
Frye is trying to stall.
Frye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Prince working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Prince is defending well for now.
Da Prince lands with a light punch inside.
Da Prince pushes Frye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Prince lands with a light punch inside.
Da Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Frye.
Da Prince prevents a body shot from Frye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Prince.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Prince digs a right hand into Frye's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frye's gas tank.
Frye landing knees to the body.
Da Prince scores with a shot to the side of Frye's head.
Da Prince working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Prince pushes Frye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Prince scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Prince working aggressively here.
Frye blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Prince.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frye takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Prince connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Da Prince has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A low kick from Frye is predictable there
and Da Prince counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Prince avoids the body shot from Frye.
Frye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Prince.
Frye connects with a looping right hand.
Frye takes one to the side of the head.
Da Prince takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Prince scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frye misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Da Prince misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Da Prince was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Prince moves away.
Frye misses with a looping left.
Da Prince gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frye throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Prince.
A right hand to the body from Da Prince.
Frye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Prince tries to throw a body punch but Frye avoids it by throwing Da Prince back against the cage.
Frye lands a damaging elbow.
Da Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Da Prince misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Frye fails to land.
Frye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Prince is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiyness Da Prince dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Da Prince connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Da Prince lands with a kick to the ribs.
Frye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frye throws a leg kick
enabling Da Prince to counter with a crisp jab.
Frye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frye misses with an uppercut
and Da Prince counters with a stiff right hand.
Hiyness Da Prince is winning the standup battle so far.
Frye connects with a crisp jab.
Frye blocks the body kick.
Da Prince throws a solid leg kick but Frye takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Da Prince.
Frye misses with a low kick.
Frye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Prince manages to avoid it.
Frye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Prince can pounce on him.
Frye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Prince cracks Frye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frye bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Frye throws an off balance right hand
and Da Prince counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Da Prince scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frye scores with a jab to the head.
Da Prince feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fryes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Frye misses with a left hand
and Frye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Prince wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frye throws a series of punches but Da Prince avoids them all with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Da Prince there.
A punch combination from Frye misses.
Frye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Prince moves away.
Frye misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Prince counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Frye is just out of range.
Da Prince is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frye can do to turn this around?
Frye is looking to chop away at Da Prince's legs.
Da Prince throws a lazy right hand but Frye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis Frye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince lands a really nice looking cross but Frye seems unphased.
Frye looks to land a right hand but Da Prince moved out of range.
Da Prince takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Da Prince got wobbled bad by a big combination! Frye presses forward with punches and knees until Da Prince stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Da Prince closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Frye!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ftank Rank (ranked 4008 p4p, 2956 weight class) and Laddy Sutherland (ranked 212 p4p, 170 weight class). Laddy Sutherland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ftank Rank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laddy Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rank takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rank fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sutherland avoids it really well and circles away.
Sutherland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rank as he avoids it easily.
Rank changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Laddy Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Sutherland.
Sutherland scores with a spinning back kick!
Rank fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sutherland sprawls well initially but Rank persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sutherland kicks off Rank and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rank crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sutherland - the referee stops the clock and Rank gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sutherland. Rank manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rank takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Sutherland.
Sutherland stuns Rank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sutherland lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sutherland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sutherland stuns Rank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Sutherland.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sutherland!
 It looks like Ftank Rank has been cut.
Rank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sutherland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sutherland let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rank shoots and misses
enabling Sutherland to counter with a crisp jab.
Sutherland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rank.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ftank Rank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rank is breathing heavily.
Sutherland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutherland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sutherland throws a head kick that Rank semi-blocks.
Sutherland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sutherland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sutherland delivers a nice body kick.
Sutherland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rank closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rank lands in his opponent's guard.
Sutherland has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rank has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sutherland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rank backwards.
Sutherland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rank throws the left hand but Sutherland avoids the punch easily.
Sutherland scores with a jab to the body.
Rank throws an off balance right hand
and Sutherland counters with a nice leg kick.
Rank looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sutherland slips a straight right by Rank.
Sutherland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sutherland finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sutherland gets a clinch.
A short right from Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sutherland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Come on Sutherland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sutherland.
Sutherland receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sutherland manages to break the clinch.
Sutherland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sutherland pushes Rank up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutherland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sutherland slips under a jab.
Rank swings widly with a right hand
and Sutherland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rank is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sutherland's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sutherland works Rank's body with a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sutherland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laddy Sutherland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ftank Rank's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rank with a poor takedown
and Sutherland counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a front kick that sends Rank stumbling back into the cage.
Rank will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! Sutherland slams his shin into Rank's torso.
Sutherland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sutherland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sutherland, as that shot connected.
Rank shoots and misses
and Sutherland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sutherland lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rank backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutherland throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sutherland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 Rank is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Rank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutherland forces Rank back against the cage and clinches.
Rank seems to have got his legs back now.
Sutherland stalling in the clinch.
Sutherland stops a takedown attempt from Rank.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ftank Rank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutherland taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sutherland.
Sutherland pushes Rank back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rank has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sutherland after a bit of a struggle.
Sutherland is pressed up against the cage. Rank has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sutherland down to the mat. Sutherland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sutherland has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sutherland lands a really nice looking cross but Rank seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland works Rank's body with a nice hook.
Sutherland throws a front kick that sends Rank stumbling back into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Sutherland scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutherland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rank will feel that in the morning.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rank crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sutherland - the referee stops the clock and Rank gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sutherland. Rank manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Laddy Sutherland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sutherland lands with a kick to the temple. Rank shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters circle, before Sutherland throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rank's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sutherland lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Laddy Sutherland!
Laddy Sutherland decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tater Salad (ranked 1653 p4p, 2656 weight class) and Roger Malm (ranked 143 p4p, 222 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tater Salad. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tater Salad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Malm!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salad scores with a sloppy right hand. Malm should have avoided that one.
Salad misses with an uppercut
and Malm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malm looks to land a combination but Salad avoids it well.
Salad takes one on the button.
Salad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salad circles away quickly and effectively.
Salad moves away from the strike by Malm.
It looked like Salad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roger Malm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malm misses with an uppercut.
Malm misses the body punch
and Salad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malm misses with a right hand
enabling Salad to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malm.
Salad slips a straight right by Malm.
Salad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malm.
Malm moves away from the strike by Salad.
Salad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salad loads up on a big right hand but Malm slips the punch.
Salad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Malm slips under a jab.
Malm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malm connects with a right hand. Salad shakes it off.
Malm punishes Salad's body with a nice straight punch.
Malm scores with a jab to the head.
Malm fails to land with a series of punches.
Salad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Salad scores with a four punch combination!
 Malm is rocked!
Salad misses with a combination
and Malm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Malm.
Salad walks into a jab.
Salad throws out a loose jab but Malm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malm cracks Salad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malm connects with a right hand. Salad shakes it off.
Salad is rocked!
It looks like Tater Salad has been cut.
Salad walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Malm! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Malm!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernard McCurtney (ranked 1326 p4p, 2912 weight class) and Pekka Haalvisto (ranked 103 p4p, 167 weight class). McCurtney comes to the cage accompanied by SMDH. Haalvisto has chosen Fintelligens - Stockholm-Helsinki as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Bernard McCurtney has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bernard McCurtney 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard McCurtney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Haalvisto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haalvisto tries to clinch
and McCurtney counters with a nice uppercut.
Haalvisto throws a right and a left that McCurtney avoids nicely.
Haalvisto is looking to clinch but McCurtney is avoiding it.
Haalvisto instigates a clinch.
McCurtney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haalvisto misses with an elbow strike.
McCurtney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haalvisto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCurtney breaks from the clinch.
Haalvisto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haalvisto throws a sloppy head kick and McCurtney moves out of range easily.
McCurtney connects with a body shot that sends Haalvisto's belly button to the back.
Haalvisto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haalvisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haalvisto throws a lazy head kick
and McCurtney counters with a straight right hand.
McCurtney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurtney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haalvisto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pekka Haalvisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCurtney scores with a jab to the body.
McCurtney throws a body punch but Haalvisto moves out of range.
Haalvisto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCurtney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haalvisto has closed the distance and engaged McCurtney in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haalvisto.
Haalvisto's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haalvisto's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McCurtney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haalvisto takes the fight into the clinch.
Haalvisto misses with an elbow over the top.
Haalvisto throws an elbow that misses.
Haalvisto pushes off an throws an elbow but McCurtney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCurtney breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as McCurtney blocks the leg kick.
McCurtney works Haalvisto's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haalvisto slips a jab and a cross from McCurtney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haalvisto tries to clinch
and McCurtney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but McCurtney moves away
and McCurtney counters with a nice body shot.
McCurtney blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Haalvisto.
McCurtney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haalvisto wants to clinch but McCurtney slips to the side
and McCurtney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haalvisto tries to work over McCurtney's front leg with a kick but McCurtney checks it.
Haalvisto clinches.
McCurtney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haalvisto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCurtney lands a lovely overhand right.
McCurtney dips to his left and cracks Haalvisto with an uppercut!
McCurtney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haalvisto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haalvisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCurtney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haalvisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haalvisto throws a head kick but McCurtney moves out of range.
Haalvisto wants to clinch
and McCurtney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but McCurtney moves out of range.
Haalvisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCurtney feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Haalvisto darts in trying to clinch
and McCurtney counters with a left to the body.
Haalvisto looks winded!
McCurtney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haalvisto tries to clinch there but McCurtney circles away.
Haalvisto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCurtney finds it's way round the side to connect with Haalvisto's head.
McCurtney is looking to wear down Haalvisto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCurtney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Haalvisto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haalvisto closes the distance but McCurtney moves to the side
letting McCurtney counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haalvisto tries to clinch but McCurtney moves out of range.
McCurtney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haalvisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCurtney misses with a body shot.
McCurtney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCurtney lands a slapping body shot.
McCurtney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCurtney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haalvisto tries to clinch up
and McCurtney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haalvisto thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCurtney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCurtney is looking to counter punch.
McCurtney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haalvisto doesn't seem bothered though.
McCurtney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haalvisto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard McCurtney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Haalvisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haalvisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haalvisto darts in trying to clinch
and McCurtney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCurtney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCurtney appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch but McCurtney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCurtney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haalvisto tries to clinch there but McCurtney circles away.
McCurtney throwing a counter right hand but Haalvisto manages to avoid it.
McCurtney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haalvisto was well out of range. Poor timing from McCurtney.
Haalvisto throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCurtney counters with a nice body shot.
McCurtney tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haalvisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCurtney.
Haalvisto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCurtney finds it's way round the side to connect with Haalvisto's head.
McCurtney throws out a powerful jab.
Nice jab there from McCurtney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but McCurtney moves away
and McCurtney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haalvisto is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haalvisto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haalvisto is still on wobbly legs! Can McCurtney finish him?
Haalvisto misses with a leg kick
and McCurtney counters with a big right hand! Oh Haalvisto is in trouble here! McCurtney follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard McCurtney!
Bernard McCurtney decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Pekka Haalvisto stepped up to the mic, saying 'f$$$$$$ck!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Van Der Sloot (ranked 3378 p4p, 1892 weight class) and Richard Castillo (ranked 270 p4p, 165 weight class). Castillo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sepultura - Attitude. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Van Der Sloot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sloot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Castillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Castillo, not yet.
Van Der Sloot trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Castillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Der Sloot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Der Sloot trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Castillo pulls Van Der Sloot in close to prevent any damage.
Van Der Sloot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castillo is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sloot is working hard here to advance position.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Van Der Sloot from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Der Sloot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Castillo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Der Sloot is pushing down on Castillo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castillo is fighting to maintain full guard but Van Der Sloot has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Der Sloot seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Castillo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Viktor Van Der Sloot!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vidar Engberg (ranked 1822 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Jon Reddick (ranked 206 p4p, 201 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vidar Engberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Reddick!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Engberg takes one to the chin there.
Engberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reddick.
A slow jab from Reddick misses its intended target.
Reddick loads up on a big right hand but Engberg slips the punch.
Engberg scores with a body shot.
A jab from Engberg misses.
It seemed like Reddick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Engberg misses with a wild body shot.
Reddick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Engberg.
Reddick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Engberg throws a right hand that misses
and Reddick counters with a nice uppercut.
Engberg misses with a body shot.
Reddick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Engberg connects with a right hand. Reddick shakes it off.
Engberg throws an off balance right hand
enabling Reddick to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Engberg cracks Reddick with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Reddick.
Reddick scores with a punch to the head.
Reddick moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddick moves out of range as Engberg strikes.
Engberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Engberg.
Reddick throws out a counter right but Engberg avoids it with no problem.
Engberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reddick throws the left hand but Engberg avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Engberg's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Engberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reddick misses with an uppercut. Engberg saw that one coming.
Reddick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Engberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Engberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Vidar Engberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engberg slips a straight right by Reddick.
Reddick misses with an uppercut. Engberg saw that one coming.
Engberg throws a hook but Reddick blocks it.
Reddick throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Reddick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reddick 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.
Reddick throws a jab but it's blocked by Engberg.
Engberg misses with an uppercut.
Engberg misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reddick with a nice cross.
Engberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reddick is able to avoid easily.
Reddick misses with a hook.
Engberg throws a jab when Reddick was well out of range.
Reddick throws a jab when Engberg was well out of range.
Reddick defending well as Engberg loads up on a big left hand.
Engberg throws a hook to the side of Reddick's head but Reddick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Engberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Engberg misses with a straight left.
Engberg loads up on a big right hand but Reddick slips the punch.
Reddick throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Engberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Reddick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reddick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Engberg misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Reddick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddick takes one on the button.
Engberg sizes up Reddick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Engberg misses the target.
Engberg misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Engberg.
Engberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reddick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Engberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Engberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reddick lands a really nice looking cross but Engberg seems unphased.
Reddick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Engberg tests Reddick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reddick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Engberg swings widly with a right hand
and Reddick counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Reddick lands.
Engberg misses with an uppercut
and Engberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reddick.
Reddick throws a shot from downtown. Engberg moves away and avoids it.
Engberg throws an off balance right hand
letting Reddick counter with a right hand.
Engberg misses with a hook
enabling Reddick to counter with a crisp jab.
Engberg throws a series of punches but Reddick avoids them all with ease.
Engberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reddick's head backwards.
Engberg misses with a right hand
and Reddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Engberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Engberg ducks under a wild hook from Reddick.
Engberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reddick looks to land a left hand but Engberg moved out of range nicely.
Engberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reddick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reddick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Engberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reddick throws a looping overhand right but Engberg ducks down to avoid it.
Engberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reddick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Reddick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reddick needs to keep his hands up - Engberg had a free shot at his head there.
Engberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Engberg misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reddick.
Engberg throws an overhand right that lands on Reddick's shoulder, as Reddick tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Reddick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Engberg scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Engberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reddick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Engberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Engberg.
Engberg clinches up with Reddick and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reddick.
Engberg taking a breather.
Reddick keeps control of Engberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Engberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddick can't find room to land a body shot as Engberg controls the action.
Engberg stalling against the cage.
Engberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Engberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reddicks head.
A body shot lands from Reddick.
We've been informed that Reddick has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Reddick prevents Engberg from breaking the clinch.
Reddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Engberg throws a hook but Reddick avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Reddick.
Jon Reddick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Engberg throws a series of strikes that have Reddick backpedaling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reddick.
Engberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Reddick.
Engberg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reddick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Engberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reddick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reddick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Engberg throws a right and a left that Reddick avoids nicely.
Engberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reddick on the side of the head.
Engberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Reddick should have avoided that one.
Engberg drops his hands momentarily and Reddick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reddick throws a shot from downtown. Engberg moves away and avoids it.
Reddick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Engberg.
Reddick slips under a jab from Engberg.
Reddick looks to land a right hand but Engberg moved out of range.
Engberg slips under a jab from Reddick.
Reddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reddick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Engberg.
Engberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reddick slips a jab from Engberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reddick moves out of range as Engberg strikes.
Reddick throws a front kick aimed at Engberg's knee but Engberg avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Engberg takes one to the chin there.
Engberg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reddick misses with a hook.
Reddick throws a lazy right hand but Engberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reddick ducks under a wild hook from Engberg.
Reddick looks to land a left hand but Engberg moved out of range nicely.
Reddick walks into a stiff left hand from Engberg.
Reddick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Engberg.
A swing and a miss from Reddick.
Nice straight punches there by Reddick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reddick.
Reddick dodges the punch combination from Engberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reddick throws a hook but Engberg avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reddick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddick throws a jab but it's blocked by Engberg.
Engberg missing with a left hand there. Reddick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Engberg.
Reddick misses with an uppercut.
Engberg throws an off balance right hand
and Reddick counters with a straight right hand.
Engberg misses with a shot to the body
and Reddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Engberg misses with an uppercut.
Reddick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Engberg.
Reddick misses with a right hand
and Engberg counters with a straight right hand.
Engberg throws a big shot that misses.
Reddick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Engberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reddick.
Engberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Engberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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 Vidar Engberg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Engberg forces Reddick back against the cage and clinches.
Reddick misses with some punches.
Engberg is stalling here.
Reddick has a couple of punches blocked by Engberg.
Reddick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Engberg can't find room to land a body shot as Reddick controls the action.
Engberg is stalling here.
Engberg scores with a shot to the side of Reddick's head.
A head punch on the inside from Reddick fails to land.
Reddick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Engbergs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reddick misses with a punch on the inside.
Reddick can't find room to land a body shot as Engberg controls the action.
A short right from Engberg on the inside.
Engberg gets through Reddick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Engberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Engberg throws out a loose jab but Reddick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reddick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Engberg.
Engberg misses with an uppercut.
Reddick avoids the body shot from Engberg.
Reddick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Reddick misses.
Engberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Engberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Engberg works the jab nicely.
Reddick lands with a straight right. Engberg didn't see that one coming.
Reddick looks to throw the jab but Engberg is out of range.
Engberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reddick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Engberg cracks Reddick with a good jab.
Engberg looks to throw the jab but Reddick is out of range.
Vidar Engberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reddick misses with a straight left.
Engberg ducks under a wild hook from Reddick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reddick throws out the jab.
Reddick throws a jab when Engberg was well out of range.
Engberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reddick circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reddick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Engberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reddick throws the left hand but Engberg avoids the punch easily.
Engberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Engberg throws an overhand right that lands on Reddick's shoulder, as Reddick tries to avoid the shot.
Reddick throws a counter combo.
Engberg misses with a double jab.
Reddick missing with a left hand there. Engberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reddick misses with a looping left.
Engberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Reddick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reddick missing with a left hand there. Engberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reddick throws a shot from downtown. Engberg moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Engberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Engberg is looking to clinch but Reddick is avoiding it.
Engberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reddicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reddick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engberg throws a hook but Reddick blocks it.
Reddick with the inside leg kick.
Reddick looks to land a left hand but Engberg moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Reddick misses.
Engberg misses with a few strikes there.
Reddick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Engberg.
Engberg misses with a straight right.
Engberg misses with a double jab
and Reddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Engberg takes one on the button.
A jab from Reddick misses.
Engberg blocks a jab.
Reddick throws a lazy uppercut
and Engberg counters with a straight right hand.
Engberg dips to his left and cracks Reddick with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddick throws a jab when Engberg was well out of range.
Engberg missing with a left hand there. Reddick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Engberg throws a jab when Reddick was well out of range.
Reddick misses with a low kick.
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!
Reddick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Engberg.
Engberg throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Reddick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Engberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reddick moves out of range of the strikes.
Engberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Reddick misses.
Engberg punishes Reddick's body with a nice straight punch.
Reddick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reddick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vidar Engberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Engberg 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vidar Engberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Small Fry (ranked 772 p4p, 2358 weight class) and George West (ranked 95 p4p, 267 weight class). George West is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Small Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George West!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Fry misses the target.
Fry scores with a nice head shot.
Fry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West throws a jab when Fry was well out of range.
Fry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fry just misses with a punch to the body.
Fry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West misses the jab.
Fry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fry fails to land with a series of punches.
West misses with a straight right.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Fry.
West misses with a right hand
and Fry counters with a three punch combo that has West backing up. West nods at Fry to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West loads up on a big right hand but Fry slips the punch.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by West.
West throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fry.
Fry is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fry connects with a solid leg kick.
West 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.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fry defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
West misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fry takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Fry checks a low kick from West.
Small Fry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Fry seems unphased.
West misses with an uppercut. Fry saw that one coming.
Fry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Fry.
West throws a lazy uppercut
and Fry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fry circles away.
West looks to land a right hand but Fry moved out of range.
West scores with a jab to the head.
Fry moves out of range of the body kick.
West stuns Fry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
West moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
West throws a leg kick
and Fry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fry ducks under a wild hook from West.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from West misses.
West misses with an uppercut. Fry saw that one coming.
As West backs away, Fry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fry's head.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fry avoids the head kick by West.
West throws out a loose jab but Fry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fry dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
West is rocked!
West throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fry counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Small Fry!
An out of breath Small Fry 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sweet (ranked 1411 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Klement Burian (ranked 184 p4p, 141 weight class). Sweet comes to the cage accompanied by Pop that Pussy. Burian has chosen Kontrafakt - JBMNT prod. Maiky Beatz as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Klement Burian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burian slips under a jab.
Burian 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.
Burian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweet manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sweet misses the target.
Sweet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burian, pushing him back against the cage.
Burian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sweets head.
Burian blocks a body shot from Sweet.
Burian working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Sweet.
Sweet wants a takedown but no success here.
Sweet lands a left hand.
Burian can't find room to land a body shot as Sweet controls the action.
Nice body punch from Sweet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sweet.
A head punch on the inside from Burian fails to land.
Sweet lands a shoulder strike.
Burian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burian is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sweet tries to work over Burian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burian throws a punch but it's blocked by Sweet.
Burian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sweet blocks a body shot from Burian.
Burian misses with some punches.
Burian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sweet throws an elbow that misses.
Burian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sweet.
Sweet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burian prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Sweet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Sweet.
Sweet lands an elbow inside.
Sweet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burian is trying to push Sweet away but Sweet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burian lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Sweet.
Sweet lands an elbow that stopped Burian in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sweet blocks an uppercut.
Burian's coach down at Zanshin MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Burian can't find room to land a body shot as Sweet controls the action.
Sweet blocking some punches.
Burian stops a takedown attempt from Sweet.
Burian breaks the clinch.
Burian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burian throws the left hand but Sweet avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Sweet.
Burian throws a lazy right hand but Sweet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burian throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sweet counter with a right hand.
Burian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Burian.
Sweet looks to land a left hand but Burian moved out of range nicely.
Sweet looks to throw the jab but Burian is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burian.
Burian throws a body punch but Sweet moves out of range.
Sweet lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burian.
Burian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burian wants to get back to his feet but Sweet is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sweet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burian controls Sweet momentarily but Sweet frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burian looking for a sweep. Not yet Burian, not yet.
Sweet controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sweet tries to close the distance and clinch but Burian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burian throws a poor cross that misses
and Sweet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sweet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sweet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Burian.
Sweet misses with an elbow strike.
Sweet lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Sweet.
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 Ricky Sweet will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burian throws a big shot that misses.
Burian scores with a hook.
Burian throws a shot to the body.
Sweet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sweet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sweet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burian throws a body punch but Sweet moves out of range.
Sweet misses with a hook. Burian ducked under it nicely.
Burian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Burian.
Sweet throws a hook but Burian avoids it easily.
Sweet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sweet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sweet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Burian misses with a double jab.
Sweet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burian.
Ricky Sweet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burian scores with a body shot.
A big right from Burian misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burian lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweet tries to clinch there but Burian circles away.
Burian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sweet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Burian wants to get back to his feet.
Sweet stalling.
Burian controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Burian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burian is looking to control Sweet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burian avoid being mounted?
Burian is looking to improve his position.
Burian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sweet is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sweet misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet doesn't manage to clinch there - Burian circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burian! But no joy.
Sweet blocks a jab.
Burian throws a lazy uppercut
and Sweet counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burian is controlling Sweet's trapped leg to prevent Sweet from advancing to side control.
Burian is trying to stand up here but Sweet is controlling him well.
Burian trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Burian is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burian tries to hold on but Sweet postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet controlling the pace for now.
Burian wants to hold on but Sweet pushes him away.
Burian holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sweet tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Burian tries to lock up and control but Sweet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burian is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Burian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klement Burian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! 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.
Burian misses with a wild body shot.
Burian slips a straight right by Sweet.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweet misses the target.
Sweet connects with a right hand. Burian shakes it off.
Sweet throws a body shot but no joy.
Burian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sweet to score with a decent uppercut.
Burian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sweet's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sweet scrambles back to his feet.
Sweet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sweet blocks a jab.
Sweet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sweet with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burian throws a right and a left that Sweet avoids nicely.
Burian throws a right hand that Sweet ducks under and follows up with a left that Sweet also avoids with ease.
Sweet moves out of range as Burian strikes.
Sweet tries to clinch up but Burian circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burian lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Burian.
Burian tries to keep at a distance but Sweet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sweet has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Burian clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I would not like to be Burian right now.
Sweet keeps control of the position as Burian tries to break free.
Sweet really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Burian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet controlling well, preventing Burian from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burian is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sweet avoiding Burian 's attempts to control his hands.
Ricky Sweet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burian is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sweet is staying active.
Sweet missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet avoiding Burian 's attempts to control his hands.
Burian trying to get back to his feet but Sweet is in full control for now.
Burian trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Burian is trying to get back to his feet but Sweet has full control of the position and if anything, Burian has just worked his way into a worse spot.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Sweet's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burian is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sweet 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Sweet!
A very excited looking Ricky Sweet made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gotrek Gurnisson (ranked 347 p4p, 763 weight class) and Saint Arai (ranked 36 p4p, 74 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gurnisson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pride Is The Devil - J Cole. 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gotrek Gurnisson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saint Arai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurnisson misses the shot to the body.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gurnisson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai lands an overhand right.
Arai throws an off balance right hand
and Gurnisson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arai won't be happy with that.
Arai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gurnisson is trying to get an arm triangle but Arai is defending well.
Gurnisson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arai, who protects the arm well.
Arai is not content to let Gurnisson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai tries to escape but Gurnisson is in control.
Arai tries to buck Gurnisson off but Gurnisson is having none of it.
Gurnisson prevents Arai from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Arai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arai is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gurnisson is staying active.
Gurnisson tries for a kimura but Arai is defending well.
Arai tries to bench press Gurnisson off him but Gurnisson keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gurnisson trying to control the position but Arai is working away.
Gurnisson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Who's going to make the next move?
Arai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gurnisson's best efforts.
Arai is trying to stand.
Arai is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arai.
Jab, jab by Arai - just one landing.
A cross from Arai lands.
Arai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arai throws a nice looking combination but Gurnisson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Saint Arai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gurnisson throws a sloppy body shot
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Gurnisson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arai loads up on a big right hand but Gurnisson slips the punch.
Gurnisson feinted with a counter takedown.
Arai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gurnisson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arai thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurnisson throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gurnisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gurnisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gurnisson blocks a jab.
Arai looks to land a left hand but Gurnisson moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Arai.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gurnisson.
Arai avoids the body shot from Gurnisson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gurnisson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Gurnisson misses.
Arai scores with the left hand. Gurnisson knows he should have avoided that one.
Arai throws a right hand that misses
and Gurnisson counters with a left to the body.
Gurnisson digs a good hook to Arai's body.
Gurnisson lands a jab to the nose.
Arai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arai misses with a hook.
Gurnisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurnisson is looking to wear down Arai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurnisson avoids the body shot from Arai.
Arai lands with a cross.
Arai misses with a straight left.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gurnisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gurnisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gurnisson has a takedown stuffed.
Arai slaps away a takedown attempt from Gurnisson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gurnisson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Gurnisson misses its target.
Arai misses with a lunging right hand
and Gurnisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Arai misses the target.
Arai lands with a hook. Gurnisson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gurnisson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Gurnisson slips a jab from Arai.
Some wild striking there from Arai.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Gurnisson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Arai.
A big left from Gurnisson misses.
Saint Arai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Saint Arai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Gurnisson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Arai misses
and Gurnisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gurnisson.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Gurnisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gurnisson scores with a jab. Arai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab lands there for Gurnisson.
Arai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai scores with a nice right hand.
Arai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurnisson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gurnisson slips a jab from Arai.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Gurnisson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gurnisson misses with a shot to the body
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gurnisson lands with a straight right. Arai didn't see that one coming.
Gurnisson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arai cracks Gurnisson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arai misses with an uppercut. Gurnisson saw that one coming.
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gurnisson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gurnisson.
Arai misses with a wild body shot.
Gurnisson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arai looks to land a combination. Gurnisson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gurnisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurnisson.
Gurnisson walks into a left hand.
Gurnisson misses with a straight left.
Gurnisson drives through and clinches with Arai against the cage.
Gurnisson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gurnisson misses with a left hand
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurnisson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arai! But no joy.
Gurnisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Gurnisson throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
Arai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Gurnisson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
Gurnisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
Arai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gurnisson throws out the jab.
Arai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gurnisson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gurnisson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gurnisson blocks a jab.
It looked like Gurnisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Arai.
Arai lands a nice hook to Gurnisson's body. Gurnisson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
A jab from Gurnisson misses.
Gurnisson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gurnisson ducks under a wild hook from Arai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson misses with a left hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gurnisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai misses with a hook.
It looked like Gurnisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai digs a good body shot into Gurnisson's ribs.
Gurnisson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arai lands a jab to the nose.
Arai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gurnisson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arai won't be happy with that.
Arai explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurnisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai with a jab.
Gurnisson throws a big shot that misses.
Arai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Gurnisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Gurnisson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai.
Gurnisson dodges the punch combination from Arai.
Gurnisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gurnisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Arai both land. Nice combination.
Arai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gurnisson throws the left hand but Arai avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Arai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arai throws a shot from downtown. Gurnisson moves away and avoids it.
Arai misses with a looping left.
Gurnisson misses with a body punch
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gurnisson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai looks to land a combination but Gurnisson avoids it well.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
Gurnisson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gurnisson.
Arai lands a lovely overhand right.
Gurnisson throws a hook but Arai blocks it.
Gurnisson throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
Arai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gurnisson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arai's guard.
Arai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arai not doing much here.
Arai trying to mount his opponent but Gurnisson defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson wants to control but Arai is keeping busy.
Gurnisson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arai pulls his head out easily.
Arai is looking to take a break and control but Gurnisson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arai controlling the pace.
Arai is trying to control. Gurnisson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai trying to control the pace.
Gurnisson actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arai not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arai trying to control from half guard but Gurnisson is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arai slaps away a takedown attempt from Gurnisson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gurnisson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gurnisson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gurnisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai moves out of range as Gurnisson strikes.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurnisson moves away.
Gurnisson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gurnisson somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gurnisson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Arai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gurnisson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arai lunges at Gurnisson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gurnisson's hand.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gurnisson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gurnisson misses.
Arai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gurnisson at a distance.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
Arai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai misses the jab.
Arai connects with a looping right hand.
Gurnisson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gurnisson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gurnisson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gurnisson scores with a jab to the body.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurnisson takes one to the chin there.
Gurnisson blocks a jab.
Arai throws a shot to the body.
Gotrek Gurnisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson misses the jab.
Arai lands a nice shot to the body.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Donk. Arai catches Gurnisson right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arai misses with a series of wild punches.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gurnisson misses the target.
Arai throws a hook to the side of Gurnisson's head but Gurnisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gurnisson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gurnisson. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gurnisson walks into a stiff left hand from Arai.
Arai misses with a looping right.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurnisson manages to avoid it.
Gurnisson connects with a nice looking jab.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gurnisson slips a straight right by Arai.
Gurnisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gurnisson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arai slips under a jab.
Gurnisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai misses with a jab to the body
and Gurnisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson punishes Arai's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gurnisson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Arai quickly recovers to half guard.
Arai is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Arai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gurnisson throwing strikes from guard but Arai blocks nicely.
Gurnisson won't allow Arai to get back to his feet.
Arai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Arai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Arai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!
Saint Arai is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Saint Arai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Miyao (ranked 2547 p4p, 1481 weight class) and Charles Smith (ranked 215 p4p, 130 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Charles Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith thuds a left hand into Miyao's body.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miyao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smith controls Miyao momentarily but Miyao frees himself.
Miyao is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Miyao has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Miyao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miyao seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Smith is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joao Miyao!
A victorious Joao Miyao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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