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TOF 177 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scythe Lehto (ranked 2244 p4p, 2897 weight class) and Luther Socippo (ranked 270 p4p, 337 weight class). Luther Socippo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scythe Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luther Socippo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like Luther Socippo has been cut.
Socippo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lehto.
Socippo lands a leg kick that knocks Lehto off balance momentarily.
Lehto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Socippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Lehto's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Socippo misses with a body shot.
Socippo misses the shot to the body.
Lehto misses with a double jab.
Socippo throws a jab when Lehto was well out of range.
Socippo scores with the left hand. Lehto knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto tries to score with a low kick but Socippo moves his leg out of the way.
A lazy left from Lehto finds it's target.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Socippo is just out of range.
Jab by Socippo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Socippo.
Socippo loads up on a big right hand but Lehto slips the punch.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Socippo walks into a straight right hand from Lehto.
Socippo throws out a powerful jab.
Socippo thuds his right hand into Lehto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Socippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lehto's head backwards.
Socippo throws a big shot that misses.
Socippo connects with a body shot that sends Lehto's belly button to the back.
Socippo misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Socippo.
Lehto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socippo stuns Lehto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socippo swings for the body but Lehto moves out of range.
Socippo throws a series of punches but Lehto avoids them all with ease.
Socippo lands with a slapping head kick.
Socippo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lehto doesn't seem bothered though.
Lehto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Socippo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lehto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Socippo digs a good body shot into Lehto's ribs.
Socippo misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a solid body kick.
Lehto slips under a jab from Socippo.
Socippo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Socippo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Socippo is looking for the big counter here.
Lehto misses with a hook
and Socippo counters with a left to the body.
Socippo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lehto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Socippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Socippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Lehto moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehto is looking for a counter combo.
Lehto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Socippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socippo misses with an uppercut
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Socippo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lehto counters with a nice body shot.
Lehto avoids the head kick by Socippo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Socippo.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left lands for Socippo.
Lehto slips a jab from Socippo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lehto is just out of range.
Lehto rushes Socippo and presses him up against the cage.
Lehto misses with the head strike.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Socippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Socippo or not.
Socippo is trying to break free.
Lehto breaks the clinch.
Socippo blocks a jab.
Socippo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lehto.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Socippo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Socippo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lehto lands a jab to Socippo's midsection.
Lehto moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lehto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lehto scores with a shot to the side of Socippo's head.
Socippo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Socippo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lehto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Socippo throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Socippo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lehto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lehto fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socippo cracks Lehto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Lehto.
Lehto missing with a left hand there. Socippo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Socippo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Socippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Socippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Socippo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lehto is looking to counter punch.
Lehto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Socippo's hands.
That has opened up Luther Socippo's cut even more.
A low kick lands for Socippo.
Lehto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Socippo fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Lehto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Socippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Socippo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lehto lands a nice hook to Socippo's body. Socippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Socippo misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Socippo looks winded!
Lehto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Socippo does it's job there.
Lehto throws a body punch but Socippo moves out of range.
Socippo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Socippo cracks Lehto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lehto defending well as Socippo loads up on a big left hand.
Lehto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Socippo slips under a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Socippo throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Lehto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Socippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehto misses with a looping left.
A big right from Lehto misses.
Lehto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lehto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Socippo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Socippo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Socippo misses with an uppercut. Lehto saw that one coming.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Socippo misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Socippo throws a looping overhand right but Lehto ducks down to avoid it.
Lehto staying out of range there.
Lehto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Socippo.
Socippo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto blocks a head kick by Socippo.
Lehto misses with a lunging right hand
and Socippo counters with an inside leg kick.
Socippo misses with a right hand
and Lehto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Socippo thinking.
Socippo lands with a nice body punch.
Lehto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Lehto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luther Socippo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Socippo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Socippo moves out of range of the body kick.
Socippo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lehto counters with a nice uppercut.
 Socippo is rocked!
Lehto misses with a hook to the body
and Socippo counters with a right hand to the body.
Socippo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehto finish him?
Socippo lands a nice shot that snaps Lehto's head back.
Socippo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lehto circles away quickly and effectively.
Socippo seems to have recovered his senses.
Lehto cracks Socippo with an open hand slap.
The cut above Luther Socippo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Socippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehto moves away.
Socippo blocks a jab.
Luther Socippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Socippo as he connects with a hook.
Lehto looks to land a right hand but Socippo moved out of range.
Lehto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Socippo's head backwards.
Socippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Socippo.
Lehto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lehto slips under a jab from Socippo.
An attempted straight right counter from Lehto misses the target.
Lehto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Socippo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehto wants to clinch but Socippo slips to the side
and Socippo counters with a straight right hand.
Socippo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Socippo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Socippo misses with a wild body shot.
Socippo misses with a body shot.
Luther Socippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lehto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Socippo counters with a series of strikes. Lehto will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socippo jabs Lehto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lehto takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Socippo is looking to control Lehto's arms but Lehto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Socippo has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Socippo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lehto fails to land.
Lehto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Socippo breaks from the clinch.
Socippo misses with a right hand
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Socippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Socippo clobbers Lehto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a right and a left that Socippo avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Lehto. Those never looked like landing.
Socippo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Socippo scores with a nice strike.
Lehto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Socippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Lehto gets an underhook and turns Socippo into the cage.
Socippo working aggressively here.
Lehto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lehto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Socippo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Socippo throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socippo throws a looping overhand right but Lehto ducks down to avoid it.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socippo lands the left hand.
Socippo throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Socippo 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!
Socippo throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lehto.
Lehto scores with a hook.
Luther Socippo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Socippo.
Lehto throws a lazy right hand but Socippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Socippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehto scores with a leg kick.
Lehto throws a jab when Socippo was well out of range.
Lehto throws a right and a left that Socippo avoids nicely.
Socippo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lehto has time to react.
Socippo tries to land a front kick but Lehto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Socippo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lehto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Socippo looks to move away, Lehto throws a big counter combo but Socippo just gets out of the way.
Socippo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lehto has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Socippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Socippo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Socippo.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Socippo avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Socippo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehto lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehto lands a body punch.
Lehto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Socippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lehto swings widly with a right hand
and Lehto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luther Socippo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scythe Lehto!
A victorious Scythe Lehto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Apolo (ranked 1459 p4p, 1030 weight class) and FanDan Django (ranked 170 p4p, 125 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 FanDan Django was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Apolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, FanDan Django!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Django misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Apolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Apolo lands a right hook to the body.
Apolo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Django throws a body punch but Apolo moves out of range.
Django 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.
Apolo defending well as Django loads up on a big left hand.
Apolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Django was well out of range. Poor timing from Apolo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Django! But no joy.
Apolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Django manages to avoid it.
Django drops his hands momentarily and Apolo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Django keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Django wants to counter the offense by Apolo and move into the clinch position.
Apolo looks to land a combination but Django avoids it well.
Apolo takes a swing at Django's ribcage but misses.
Django now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django misses with a lunging right hand
and Apolo counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Apolo checks a leg kick.
Apolo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Django misses with a looping left.
Django takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Django takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Apolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Django manages to avoid it.
Apolo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Django doesn't seem bothered though.
Django drops his hands momentarily and Apolo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Apolo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Django scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Django walks into a stiff left hand from Apolo.
Django uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apolo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Django. Apolo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Django misses the jab.
It looks like Apolo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Apolo misses with an uppercut.
Apolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Apolo backs off Django throws a huge counter combo but Apolo manages to avoid it all.
Apolo lands a jab.
Apolo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Django.
Apolo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Django in his tracks.
Apolo lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolo lands a head shot.
Django has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Apolo finds it's way round the side to connect with Django's head.
Apolo misses with an uppercut
and Django counters with a right hand to the body.
Apolo misses with a looping right.
Django uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Apolo.
Apolo misses with an uppercut.
Django throws out a loose jab but Apolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apolo misses with a right hand
and Django makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apolo misses with an uppercut
and Django counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Apolo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django lands a two punch combo.
Kimo Apolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apolo misses with a body punch
and Django makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Django lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Django misses with a lunging right hand
and Apolo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Django. Apolo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Django throws a shot from downtown. Apolo moves away and avoids it.
Apolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Django.
Django throws an overhand right that lands on Apolo's shoulder, as Apolo tries to avoid the shot.
Apolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Django moves away.
Apolo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Apolo misses with a double jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Apolo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Django.
Apolo throws a right hand that misses
and Django counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apolo misses with a hook.
Apolo looks to land a combination but Django avoids it well.
Django uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apolo.
Django doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Django with a jab.
Django cracks Apolo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Django has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Apolo to stand back up!
 Apolo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Django cracks Apolo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). FanDan Django!
A relieved looking FanDan Django thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Marks (ranked 1243 p4p, 2159 weight class) and Stavros Halkias (ranked 164 p4p, 260 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halkias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marks.
Halkias throws a hook to the side of Marks's head but Marks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halkias has Marks up against the cage in a clinch.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halkias connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias ducks under a wild hook from Marks.
Halkias throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Marks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halkias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Halkias takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
As Halkias looks to move away, Marks throws a big counter combo but Halkias just gets out of the way.
Marks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halkias ducks right into an uppercut from Marks.
Halkias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halkias.
Marks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Marks. Those never looked like landing.
Marks misses with a hook. Halkias ducked under it nicely.
Halkias throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
Halkias looks to throw a body kick
and Marks counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halkias.
Marks blocks a jab.
Marks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marks is looking to counter punch.
Halkias lands a slapping body shot.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halkias getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halkias misses with a wild body shot.
Marks is looking for a counter combo.
Halkias thuds his right hand into Marks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halkias throws a right hand that misses
and Marks counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkias clinches.
Marks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halkias digs a good hook to Marks's body.
Marks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halkias.
Halkias tries to clinch up but Marks circles away and keeps his distance.
Marks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halkias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halkias changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stavros Halkias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halkias moves out of range of the body kick from Marks.
A big left from Halkias misses.
Halkias slips a straight right by Marks.
Halkias swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marks counters with a three punch combo that has Halkias backing up. Halkias nods at Marks to acknowledge the strikes.
Marks misses the jab.
A nice side step and Halkias releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Halkias fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halkias tries to clinch
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halkias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks blocks a head kick by Halkias.
Halkias throws a body punch but Marks moves out of range.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Halkias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halkias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halkias lands a nice shot to the body.
Marks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halkias connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marks's hands.
Marks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halkias.
Marks throws a quick counter head kick but Halkias was just out of range.
Halkias fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halkias scores with a hook.
Marks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halkias.
Marks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halkias throws out the jab.
Halkias's corner calls for a 1-2. Halkias obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a two punch combination.
Halkias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marks misses the target.
Marks avoids the body shot from Halkias.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halkias.
Marks keeps Halkias at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halkias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marks quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Halkias throws a low kick but Marks moves out of range easily.
Marks throwing a counter right hand but Halkias manages to avoid it.
Halkias connects with a body shot that sends Marks's belly button to the back.
Halkias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marks was well out of range. Poor timing from Halkias.
Marks quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Marks ducks right into an uppercut from Halkias.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halkias lands a body shot.
Marks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halkias counters with a nice uppercut.
Halkias paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Halkias lands with a nice body punch.
Marks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marks looks to throw the jab but Halkias is out of range.
Marks slips a straight right by Halkias.
Marks moves forwards but Halkias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halkias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marks scores with the left hand. Halkias knows he should have avoided that one.
Halkias is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Marks blocks a jab.
Halkias throws a push kick but Marks slaps the foot to one side.
Marks throws a quick counter head kick but Halkias was just out of range.
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!
Halkias waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marks.
It looked like Marks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halkias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halkias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halkias fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Marks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halkias tries to clinch up
and Marks counters with a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks blocks a jab.
Halkias listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halkias misses with a looping left.
As Halkias looks to move away, Marks throws a big counter combo but Halkias just gets out of the way.
Halkias misses with a looping right.
Halkias throws a body shot but no joy.
Marks throws a quick counter head kick but Halkias was just out of range.
Marks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Halkias closes the distance and pushes Marks back into the cage.
Marks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Halkias.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halkias misses with a head kick.
Halkias just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Marks misses the target.
Halkias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stavros Halkias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halkias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marks moves away.
Marks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Halkias throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
Halkias looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halkias just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarks.
Halkias throws the left hand but Marks avoids the punch easily.
Marks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marks walks into a stiff left hand from Halkias.
Halkias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halkias throws the left hand but Marks avoids the punch easily.
Halkias misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks is looking for a counter combo.
Marks throws the kick towards the body but Halkias avoids it.
Halkias loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
A cross from Halkias lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halkias is looking to clinch.
Halkias misses with a hook
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halkias ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias throws a right and a left that Marks avoids nicely.
Marks is looking for a counter combo.
Nice uppercut there from Marks.
It looks like Stavros Halkias has been cut.
Marks moves out of range of the strikes.
Halkias waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkias looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
Marks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marks is looking to land body kicks.
Halkias throws a body punch but Marks moves out of range.
Halkias misses with an uppercut.
Marks lands a big head kick that sends Halkias tumbling to the mat! Marks takes a step backwards and waves Halkias back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Halkias is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Marks. Those never looked like landing.
Halkias is still on wobbly legs! Can Marks finish him?
Halkias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marks was well out of range. Poor timing from Halkias.
Halkias seems to have recovered his senses.
Halkias lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halkias's head.
Halkias lands with a hook. Marks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marks seems to be stalking Halkias here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Halkias drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Marks!
A relieved looking Jeremy Marks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Moore (ranked 1096 p4p, 2203 weight class) and Max Wahlstroem (ranked 148 p4p, 264 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Wahlstroem!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahlstroem misses with a looping right.
Moore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wahlstroem needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Wahlstroem tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Moore.
Good leg kick by Wahlstroem.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Wahlstroem moved out of range.
Moore cracks Wahlstroem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wahlstroem moves away.
Max Wahlstroem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Wahlstroem shoots and misses
and Moore counters with a nice right hand that sends Wahlstroem toppling to the canvas! Wahlstroem scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Moore finish him?!
Wahlstroem is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wahlstroem looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wahlstroem is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Wahlstroem misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Wahlstroem seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wahlstroem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahlstroem motions for Moore to come forward. Wahlstroem throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wahlstroem tries a quick counter leg kick but Moore is wise to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wahlstroem has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wahlstroem momentarily.
A shot to the body from Moore misses
letting Wahlstroem counter with a right hand.
Moore lands with a nice body kick.
Wahlstroem tries to score with a low kick but Moore moves his leg out of the way.
Wahlstroem moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Wahlstroem is out of range.
Wahlstroem wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Wahlstroem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wahlstroem.
Moore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wahlstroem slips under a jab from Moore.
Wahlstroem misses with a low kick.
Moore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem throws a leg kick
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Wahlstroem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore blocks a low kick nicely.
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wahlstroem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wahlstroem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Wahlstroem.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wahlstroem! But no joy.
Moore moves forwards but Wahlstroem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wahlstroem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Wahlstroem lands with a slapping head kick.
Moore misses with a leg kick.
Wahlstroem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wahlstroem ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Wahlstroem misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem walks into a stiff left hand from Moore.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Wahlstroem steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Moore.
Wahlstroem throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Moore misses.
Moore lands a nice hook to Wahlstroem's body. Wahlstroem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wahlstroem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Wahlstroem throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore is looking to counter punch.
Wahlstroem doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moore counters with a crisp one two that drops Wahlstroem! Moore thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wahlstroem to his feet! Wahlstroem is in big trouble!
Wahlstroem throws a big shot that misses.
Wahlstroem tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Wahlstroem moves away and avoids it.
Wahlstroem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Wahlstroem throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wahlstroem thinking.
Wahlstroem needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Wahlstroem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wahlstroem misses with a leg kick
and Moore counters with a leg kick.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Wahlstroem slips the punch.
Wahlstroem misses with a takedown attempt
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Peyton Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Wahlstroem.
Moore lands with a right and another and another! Wahlstroem is in big trouble! Moore lands again and this time it's lights out for Wahlstroem! A quality knockout there for Moore.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peyton Moore!
Peyton Moore bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 823 p4p, 1073 weight class) and Lion Tiger (ranked 103 p4p, 140 weight class). Tiger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alok - Hear Me Tonight. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manfred.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Manfred takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiger as he avoids it easily.
As Manfred backs off Tiger throws a huge counter combo but Manfred manages to avoid it all.
Tiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Manfred.
A shot to the body from Manfred misses
and Tiger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Tiger moves out of range as Manfred strikes.
Manfred throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred thuds his right hand into Tiger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manfred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manfred slips under a jab from Tiger.
Manfred misses with a hook
and Tiger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Manfred! Tiger lets Manfred back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Manfred is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Manfred.
Manfred gets a double leg takedown into Tiger's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manfred's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manfred throws a big elbow that misses.
Tiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manfred trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manfred preventing the sweep.
Tiger controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Tiger keeps moving.
Manfred is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tiger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manfred. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Tiger keeps moving.
Manfred missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manfred stopping the sweep attempt from Tiger.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manfred working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manfred works the jab nicely.
Tiger slips a jab and a cross from Manfred.
Tiger jabs at Manfred's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Manfred. Those never looked like landing.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Manfred throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily.
Manfred looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manfred trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Manfred trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manfred missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is pulling down on Manfred's head to control his posture.
Manfred throws a big elbow that misses.
Tiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manfred.
Manfred throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Manfred pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiger is keeping the position for now.
Tiger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Tiger does it's job there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manfred misses with a hook
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manfred loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Tiger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manfred tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Manfred.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiger misses.
Manfred avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manfred swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Manfred avoids them all with ease.
Manfred misses with an uppercut
and Tiger counters with a nice right hand that sends Manfred toppling to the canvas! Manfred scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tiger finish him?!
Oh Manfred is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klaus Manfred's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manfred lands a nice shot to the body.
Manfred seems to have got his legs back now.
Manfred swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Tiger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lion Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Manfred.
Manfred is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tiger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Manfred digs a good body shot into Tiger's ribs.
A cross from Manfred lands.
Tiger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Tiger keeps moving.
Manfred throwing strikes but missing.
Tiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manfred.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manfred.
Manfred in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manfred lands a couple of elbows.
Tiger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Manfred trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Manfred throws a big elbow that misses.
Tiger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manfred distracts Tiger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Manfred throws a strike but Tiger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manfred holds on and takes a little breather.
Tiger won't allow Manfred to sweep him here.
Manfred trying to control the position.
Tiger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiger passes into half guard.
Manfred works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manfred working for submissions but it's allowed Tiger to get to half guard.
Tiger trying to control the pace.
Manfred is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Manfred's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Tiger misses.
Tiger misses with a body shot
and Manfred counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Tiger.
Manfred thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manfred goes for a double leg but Tiger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tiger continues to drive forward.
Tiger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manfred throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred gets a takedown into half guard.
Manfred wants to pass to mount but Tiger is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger trying to control from the bottom.
Tiger wants to get back to full guard.
Manfred lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Manfred is looking to take a break and control but Tiger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manfred is taking a breather. Tiger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tiger is not content to let Manfred control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manfred looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manfred takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Manfred is nestled in close to Tiger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Manfred not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tiger pushes Manfred off and gets back to his feet.
Manfred bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Manfred working the body and head with strikes.
Manfred working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to bench press Manfred off him but Manfred keeps the position.
Tiger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manfred happy to just control the position for now.
Manfred tries to score with some ground and pound. Tiger controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Manfred is looking to take a break and control but Tiger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manfred working the ground and pound.
Manfred throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tiger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Manfred off and has taken his back!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiger keeps control of the position as Manfred tries to break free.
Manfred is working hard here to advance position.
Manfred has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manfred prevents Tiger from getting a body triangle.
Tiger is controlling the position but Manfred somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Manfred wants to control but Tiger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Manfred is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manfred keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Manfred is looking for a sweep. Tiger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Klaus Manfred overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred trying to hold on to Tiger's head to control him but Tiger postures up.
Manfred manages to get to full guard.
Manfred is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tiger has his hands clasped together but Manfred extends and breaks Tiger's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Manfred.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klaus Manfred!
During a confident post fight interview, Klaus Manfred thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 317 p4p, 872 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 42 p4p, 112 weight class). Kilgore comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Change. Bartholomew Bainbridge acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kilgore wants it to stay on the feet.
Bainbridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bainbridge with a poor takedown
and Kilgore counters with a good, hard body kick but Bainbridge shrugs it off.
Jeremy Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Bainbridge.
Kilgore throws a front kick that sends Bainbridge stumbling back into the cage.
Bainbridge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kilgore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kilgore seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bainbridge looks winded!
Kilgore misses with a two punch combination.
Bartholomew Bainbridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bainbridge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kilgore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bainbridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bainbridge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kilgore counters with a straight right hand.
Kilgore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore throws a powerful right kick. Bainbridge tried to block low but the kick was high! Bainbridge was taken right off of his feet! Kilgore jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Kilgore!
Jeremy Kilgore thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luan Mesquita (ranked 272 p4p, 502 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 31 p4p, 61 weight class). Hyde has chosen Darkside-Neoni as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luan Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Hyde lands with an uppercut that bounces Mesquita off the cage and back into range.
Mesquita takes one on the button.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyde feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mesquita sprawling to the canvas! Mesquita rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hyde finish him?!
Mesquita is rocked!
It looks like Luan Mesquita has been cut.
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!
Hyde throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Mesquita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyde lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyde looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Hyde backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Mesquita's temple! It sends Mesquita violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Hyde celebrates and the doctors try to help Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Grant Hyde!
Grant Hyde very nearly forgot to thank Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 264 p4p, 1234 weight class) and Kaven Murphy (ranked 34 p4p, 163 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Rush - Subdivisions. Mike Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy stalling the fight.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Murphy taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy landing knees to the body.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Murphy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Murphy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy taking a breather.
Smith letting Murphy take a breather here.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Come on Murphy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Murphy landing knees to the body.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Murphy has Smith pushed against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Murphy.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith jumps guard and drags Murphy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
Murphy content to stall in guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is continuing to stall.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Murphy.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Murphy gets a clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Murphy tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Murphy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Murphy to the mat.
Murphy gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Murphy pushes Smith off but Smith dives into side control.
Smith wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaven Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Kaven Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Murphy has Smith pressed against the cage.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Smith tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murphy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy'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.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Murphy tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Kaven Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Mike Smith's cut is getting worse.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Murphy lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy stalling the fight.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working Smith over with knees to the body.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Murphy controlling the action here for a moment.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy stalling.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
Smith is rocked!
Mike Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Murphy has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Smith - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Murphy, and another! Smith is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kaven Murphy!
Kaven Murphy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Mike Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry for this performance. I've not represented the U S of A as I should. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Shay (ranked 287 p4p, 329 weight class) and Mick Marsden (ranked 33 p4p, 36 weight class). Marsden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brick - Ben Folds Five. This should be a great matchup!
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsden.
Marsden with the inside leg kick.
Marsden connects with a nice looking jab.
Shay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marsden. That's going to slow Shay down.
Marsden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab from Marsden.
Marsden lands the left hand.
Marsden throws a hook but Shay blocks it.
Shay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Shay misses with a body punch
and Marsden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay moves away from the strike by Marsden.
A head kick from Marsden lands but Shay takes it in his stride.
Marsden misses with an uppercut.
Shay misses with a lunging right hand
and Marsden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shay throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Marsden tries to counter with a clinch but Shay shakes him off and moves away.
Shay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shay scores with a jab. Marsden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Marsden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mick Marsden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsden can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a leg kick but Shay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marsden throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marsden tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden is looking to clinch but Shay is avoiding it.
Marsden throws a hook but Shay blocks it.
A low kick from Marsden is predictable there
and Shay counters with a takedown into side control.
Marsden wants to get back to his feet.
Shay is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Marsden will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Shay creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marsden sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Shay.
Marsden wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marsden is not content to let Shay control the position.
Shay tries to move to mount but Marsden blocks the move with his legs.
We've been hearing that Shay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Marsden is trying to escape and get back to his 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.
Marsden is not content to let Shay control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mick Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shay throws out a loose jab but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shay staying out of range there.
Shay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay misses with an uppercut. Marsden saw that one coming.
Shay throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shay.
A leg kick checked by Shay.
Shay feinted with a counter takedown.
Marsden throws a body punch but Shay moves out of range.
Shay looks to land a left hand but Marsden moved out of range nicely.
Shay misses with a wild body shot.
Shay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden was well out of range. Poor timing from Shay.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Marsden swings for the body but Shay moves out of range.
Shay throws a sloppy body shot
and Marsden counters with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice takedown defense from Marsden. No joy for Shay on that attempt.
Marsden swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shay.
Sloppy strikes from Marsden. Those never looked like landing.
Marsden throws a lazy uppercut
and Shay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shay tries to free his leg and advance position but Marsden is retaining full guard.
Shay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shay.
Shay stops Marsden from standing up.
Shay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
Shay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shay trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
Marsden keeping full guard, as Shay tries to pass.
Shay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shay trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A head kick misses from Marsden.
Marsden throws a body punch but Shay moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsden throws a leg kick
and Shay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marsden is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Shay dives into side control.
Shay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marsden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shay has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Marsden is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Shay yanks on the arm and Marsden is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Shay.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tevin Shay!
After winning the bout, Tevin Shay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 37 p4p, 152 weight class) and Ty Vanorden (ranked 6 p4p, 17 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vanorden's choice of entrance music: UP UP & AWAY. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ty Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson misses the jab.
It seemed like Vanorden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vanorden tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Karlsson.
Vanorden looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vanorden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Vanorden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vanorden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Vanorden unleashes a big counter combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Vanorden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Vanorden misses
and Vanorden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Vanorden slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ty Vanorden has been cut.
Vanorden is looking to land body kicks.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Vanorden slips the punch.
Vanorden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karlsson thows a body kick. Vanorden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Vanorden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that Vanorden avoids nicely.
Vanorden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karlsson with a body shot.
Vanorden punishes Karlsson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Karlsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanorden throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanorden throws out a counter right but Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Vanorden has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanorden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Vanorden as the two fighters clinch.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanorden won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.
Vanorden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Vanorden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Vanorden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanorden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanorden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanorden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Karlsson is trying to force a seperation but Vanorden has the dominant position.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Karlsson.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Vanorden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Vanorden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karlsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vanorden can turn it around.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Vanorden misses
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson connects with a single shot there.
Vanorden has Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Vanorden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
Vanorden has Karlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Vanorden throws knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Vanorden has him pressed against the cage.
Vanorden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanorden throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Vanorden counters with a nice leg kick.
Karlsson misses with a hook
and Vanorden counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vanorden counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanorden clinches up against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden digs a right hand underneath Karlsson's ribcage. Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karlsson wants to break free but Vanorden has control.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanorden tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Vanorden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vanorden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karlssons head.
Vanorden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlsson prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vanorden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanorden has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Vanorden has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden missing with knees to the body.
Vanorden misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanorden.
Vanorden scores with a hook to the body.
Vanorden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Vanorden is controlling him.
Vanorden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vanorden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Vanorden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vanorden lands a right hand.
Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanorden digs a right hand underneath Karlsson's ribcage. Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanorden.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanorden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Vanorden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanorden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vanorden lands a knee to the body.
Vanorden tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Vanorden.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Vanorden lands a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanorden misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vanorden or not.
Vanorden lands a good knee to the midsection. Karlsson won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanorden.
Vanorden gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanorden.
A short body shot lands from Vanorden as the two fighters clinch.
Vanorden lands with a left to the head.
Jonas Karlsson's cut is getting worse.
Vanorden lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vanorden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.
Vanorden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlsson avoiding damage as Vanorden throws knees to the body.
Vanorden is leaning against Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vanorden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vanorden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanorden.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanorden.
Vanorden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanorden scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanorden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Vanorden.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanorden.
Vanorden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Vanorden dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vanorden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vanorden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karlssons head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Vanorden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanorden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Vanorden throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanorden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlsson's efforts to push away.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanorden controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Vanorden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanorden lands a good knee to the midsection. Karlsson won't want to take too many of those.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanorden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vanorden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karlsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vanorden swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanorden.
A short right from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vanorden fails to land.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vanorden.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Vanorden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karlsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vanorden misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Karlsson.
Karlsson manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson is trying to keep Vanorden in close.
Vanorden tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
Karlsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vanorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson trying to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vanorden throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karlsson.
And Vanorden responds with a good body kick, but Karlsson manages to step out the way in time.
Jonas Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanorden misses with a wild body shot.
Vanorden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Karlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vanorden lands a right hand.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Karlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Ty Vanorden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vanorden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanorden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson tries to break free but Vanorden pushes him back against the cage.
Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Vanorden counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karlsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Vanorden's head.
Vanorden misses with a leg kick
enabling Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Karlsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jonas Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson lands with a good body shot.
Vanorden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses
and Vanorden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vanorden wants to clinch
and Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off.
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanorden replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Karlsson blocks it well.
Vanorden ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
The fighters circling - Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vanorden back to the cage. Karlsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanorden was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Karlsson. Those never looked like landing.
Vanorden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vanorden tries to land a leg kick but Karlsson saw it coming and moves away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vanorden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karlsson lands a left and a right that send Vanorden crashing to the mat, dazed. Karlsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vanorden is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanorden! But no joy.
Vanorden is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Vanorden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Ty Vanorden's cut even more.
Vanorden throws a hook to the side of Karlsson's head but Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Karlsson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vanorden. Vanorden tries to recover but Karlsson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vanorden lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson retains his middleweight title!
Jonas Karlsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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