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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Hedley (ranked 2888 p4p, 23735 weight class) and Bubba Stylez (ranked 335 p4p, 538 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Hedley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Stylez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hedley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stylez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hedley fails with the takedown.
Hedley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stylez's waist but Stylez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hedley off to one side.
And Stylez tries to counter it with a takedown but Hedley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lane Hedley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hedley dives in and grabs Stylez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stylez pushes down on Hedley's head and hops out.
Stylez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stylez gets tackled into the cage by Hedley. Hedley maintains the clinch.
Stylez can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stylez can't find room to land a body shot as Hedley controls the action.
Hedley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stylez smiles and moves away.
Hedley fails with the takedown
and Stylez moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stylez can't find room to land a body shot as Hedley controls the action.
Hedley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stylez prevents it.
Stylez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hedley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A slow jab from Stylez misses its intended target.
Stylez misses with a hook. Hedley ducked under it nicely.
Stylez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedley manages to avoid it.
Hedley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stylez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stylez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stylez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stylez taking a breather here.
Stylez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stylez looking to control but instead Hedley has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Stylez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hedley is looking for a sweep. Stylez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stylez.
Hedley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stylez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stylez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stylez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hedley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stylez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hedley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stylez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedley is wriggling around but Stylez manages to pass to half guard.
Stylez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hedley is just riding it out for now. Stylez eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stylez prevents Hedley from standing back up.
Well, if Stylez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stylez seems to be looking for submissions.
Hedley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stylez passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stylez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hedley has worked his arm free - good work by Hedley!
Stylez trying to control the position but Hedley is working away.
Stylez tries for a kimura but Hedley is defending well.
Stylez working the ground and pound but Hedley is defending the strikes.
Hedley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's six 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.
Hedley is not content to let Stylez control the position.
Hedley wants to control but Stylez postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stylez tries to score with some ground and pound. Hedley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hedley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hedley trying to mount his opponent but Stylez defends it.
Hedley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stylez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hedley pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stylez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stylez wants to get back to full guard.
Stylez is controlling Hedley's trapped leg to prevent Hedley from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stylez tries to roll over but Hedley keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hedley trying to mount his opponent but Stylez defends it.
Stylez wants to improve his position but Hedley is controlling well.
Stylez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hedley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hedley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stylez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hedley stands up over Stylez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hedley wants to stand but Stylez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stylez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stylez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stylez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hedley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hedley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stylez keeping moving, preventing Hedley from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Stylez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hedley avoids the body shot from Stylez.
Hedley fails to land the takedown.
Stylez lands a nice shot to the body.
Hedley shoots in for a takedown but Stylez shows good takedown defense.
Hedley tries to clinch
and Stylez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lane Hedley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hedley wants to clinch
and Stylez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lane Hedley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley shoots for a takedown but Stylez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hedley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hedley wants to clinch up but Stylez keeps it at a distance.
Hedley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hedley is defended easily by Stylez.
Stylez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hedley.
Hedley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedley throws a series of punches but Stylez moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hedley.
Stylez shoots in and drives through. Hedley sprawls well.
Hedley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hedley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hedley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hedley shoots in but no luck this time.
Stylez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hedley moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hedley wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stylez lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Lane Hedley has been cut.
Hedley jumps guard but Stylez stands there with Hedley around his waist. Hedley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stylez tries a body shot but Hedley blocks it.
Hedley tries to stall but Stylez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stylez has a couple of punches blocked by Hedley.
A frustrated look appears on Hedley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hedley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stylez stuffs the takedown.
Stylez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stylez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stylez misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedley takes one to the side of the head.
Stylez lands a really nice looking cross but Hedley seems unphased.
Hedley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stylez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hedley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stylez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stylez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hedley should have avoided that one.
Hedley misses with a head kick.
Stylez looking to score a takedown here. Hedley is defending well but Stylez drives through and ends up in Hedley's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stylez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stylez working some strikes from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hedley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stylez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hedley wants to sweep but no luck.
Stylez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stylez won't allow Hedley to sweep him here.
Hedley keeping moving, preventing Stylez from controlling successfully.
Hedley has Stylez pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stylez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's six 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.
Stylez wants to control from the top but Hedley keeps moving.
Hedley wants to stand and escape but Stylez is having none of it.
Stylez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hedley is retaining full guard.
Stylez throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hedley tries to clinch but Stylez moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hedley enables Stylez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hedley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stylez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hedley keeping moving, preventing Stylez from controlling successfully.
Stylez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stylez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hedley is retaining full guard.
Hedley keeping moving, preventing Stylez from controlling successfully.
Hedley has his foot on Stylez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stylez works his way back into a safe position though.
Stylez throws a big right hand that misses.
Stylez wants to control from the top but Hedley keeps moving.
Stylez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedley trying to keep a closed guard but Stylez is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hedley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hedley misses with a takedown attempt - Stylez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hedley gets the takedown into side control.
Stylez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stylez struggling a bit here.
Stylez is letting Hedley control him for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stylez is looking to regain half guard here but Hedley keeps moving and retains side control.
Stylez looking for a sweep but Hedley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stylez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stylez is trying to get back to full guard.
Stylez is in trouble now - Hedley has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stylez wants to control but Hedley is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Stylez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lane Hedley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hedley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stylez finds it's way round the side to connect with Hedley's head.
Lane Hedley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stylez keeps the fight on the outside.
Stylez throws a looping overhand right but Hedley ducks down to avoid it.
Hedley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stylez as he jumps to the side.
Good exchange - Stylez coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedley moves into the clinch successfully.
Stylez pulls Hedley into guard.
Hedley wants to stand but Stylez is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stylez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hedley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stylez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hedley defends well.
Hedley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stylez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hedley stacks Stylez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hedley!
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.
Hedley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stylez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stylez has one of Hedley's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Stylez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hedley is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hedley is trying to control here but Stylez has managed to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stylez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hedley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bubba Stylez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hedley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stylez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stylez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stylez working a defensive guard here.
Stylez working a defensive guard but Hedley manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stylez regains half guard.
Hedley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stylez wants to control but Hedley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hedley wants to control but Stylez is keeping him busy.
Stylez wants to improve his position but Hedley is controlling well.
It looks like Hedley is going to stand back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hedley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stylez keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hedley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hedley takes one to the side of the head.
We've been told by Hedley's head coaches at Ragnarok\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stylez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hedley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stylez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stylez swings for the body but Hedley moves out of range.
Stylez throws the left hand but Hedley avoids the punch easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hedley shoots for a double leg takedown but Stylez sprawls well. He's pushed Hedley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lane Hedley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hedley gets a clinch.
Hedley fails to pull guard.
Stylez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedley backwards.
Stylez tries a body shot but Hedley blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stylez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stylez is working Hedley over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hedley is trying to pull guard but Stylez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hedley dodges an elbow strike from Stylez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stylez.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hedley takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hedley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stylez tries a body shot but Hedley blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hedley wants to get back to striking at distance but Stylez won't allow it.
Stylez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hedley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hedley is trying to drag Stylez to the mat but Stylez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stylez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hedley is trying to pull guard but Stylez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stylez.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hedley prevents a body shot from Stylez.
Stylez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hedley's defenses.
Hedley letting Stylez take a breather here.
Stylez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hedley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stylez prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stylez as Hedley tries to tie him up.
Hedley is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stylez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hedley to the mat. Hedley regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hedley is trying to keep Stylez in close.
Stylez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stylez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hedley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stylez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stylez is staying active underneath Hedley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lane Hedley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubba Stylez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stylez keeping hold of Hedley's head, controlling as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Stylez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stylez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Stylez!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba Stylez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Greyson (ranked 2368 p4p, 4379 weight class) and Gwendylyn Kasparas (ranked 284 p4p, 436 weight class). Mickey Greyson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Greyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gwendylyn Kasparas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparas ducks under a wild hook from Greyson.
Kasparas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kasparas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Greyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Greyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasparas.
Greyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kasparas scores with a nice strike.
Greyson throws a hook but Kasparas avoids it easily.
Kasparas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greyson.
A jab from Greyson finds it's way through Kasparas's defenses.
 That has opened up Gwendylyn Kasparas's cut even more.
The fighters circling - Kasparas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasparas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparas tries to stall but Greyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kasparas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kasparas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
I was talking to Greyson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kasparas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kasparas pushes Greyson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Greyson scores with a hook to the body.
Greyson misses with the head strike.
Come on Kasparas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Greyson pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kasparas backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasparas.
Kasparas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasparas cracks Greyson with a nice body shot.
Come on Kasparas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Greyson lands with a light punch inside.
Greyson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasparas backwards.
The cut above Gwendylyn Kasparas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch on the inside from Greyson fails to land.
Kasparas struggles to land a body shot inside as Greyson controls his hands.
Greyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasparas misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyson blocking some punches.
Greyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasparas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greyson tries a body shot but Kasparas blocks it.
Kasparas slowing the pace effectively.
Greyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greyson backwards.
It looks like Mickey Greyson has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparas.
Greyson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Kasparas.
Kasparas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greyson lands a right hand.
Greyson blocking some punches.
Greyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kasparas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparas misses with the head strike.
Kasparas blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Greyson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greyson has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparas.
Kasparas is trying to stall.
Kasparas has Greyson pressed against the cage.
Greyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greyson misses with a punch to the body.
Greyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kasparas backwards.
Gwendylyn Kasparas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kasparas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasparas.
Greyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Greyson throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparas is trying to maintain a safe position but Greyson gets an underhook and turns Kasparas into the cage.
Greyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasparas controls his hands.
Greyson prevents a body shot from Kasparas.
Greyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasparas.
Kasparas blocking some punches.
Kasparas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Greyson.
Kasparas stalls.
Greyson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Greyson misses with some punches.
Kasparas working aggressively here.
Greyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Greyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greyson cracks Kasparas with a nice body shot.
Greyson misses with a punch to the body.
Greyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greyson lands an uppercut.
Greyson tries a body shot but Kasparas blocks it.
Greyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gwendylyn Kasparas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Greyson!
A very excited looking Mickey Greyson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 1341 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 173 p4p, 148 weight class). Tiger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alok - Hear Me Tonight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bainbridge misses with a takedown
and Tiger counters with a crisp one two that drops Bainbridge! Tiger thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bainbridge to his feet! Bainbridge is in big trouble!
Bainbridge fails to land the takedown.
As Bainbridge looks to move away, Tiger throws a big counter combo but Bainbridge just gets out of the way.
Lion Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Bainbridge.
Bainbridge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tiger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bainbridge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiger as he jumps to the side.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge with a poor takedown
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bainbridge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tiger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bainbridge thinking.
Bainbridge looks winded!
Tiger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiger as he jumps to the side.
Tiger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bainbridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Lion Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bainbridge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tiger!
Bainbridge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tiger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bainbridge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiger sees it coming and defends easily.
Bainbridge is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tiger keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bainbridge is looking for a kimura here.
Bainbridge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bainbridge is working for a kimura but Tiger is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiger preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tiger continues to stall.
That's four 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.
Bainbridge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tiger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bainbridge drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tiger dives on top into guard.
Bainbridge is looking for a triangle but Tiger pushes his legs off easily.
Bainbridge has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tiger is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bainbridge.
Tiger wants to control but Bainbridge is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge stops Tiger from passing to mount.
Bainbridge is looking for a sweep.
Bainbridge is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tiger off and has taken his back!
Tiger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bainbridge on the ground.
Tiger is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bainbridge working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Tiger trying to control the hands but Bainbridge breaks the grip.
Tiger is trying to break free.
Bainbridge looking for the RNC.
Tiger is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bainbridge working for a choke but Tiger is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tiger knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tiger for a finish.
Bainbridge looking for the choke from the back.
Bainbridge has the hooks in. Tiger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bainbridge is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tiger is defending well though. Bainbridge let's go of the attempt for now.
Bainbridge is looking for a rear naked choke here but Tiger reverses the position brilliantly into Bainbridge's guard!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bainbridge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tiger defends it easily.
Bainbridge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tiger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tiger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bainbridge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tiger trying to control but Bainbridge is working from the bottom.
Bainbridge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's eight 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.
Bainbridge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Bainbridge keeps moving.
Bainbridge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tiger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bainbridge working for a triangle but Tiger defends it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tiger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bainbridge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bainbridge is looking for a triangle but Tiger pushes his legs off easily.
Tiger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bainbridge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiger has managed to get both his arms back between Bainbridge's legs - danger averted.
Tiger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bainbridge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiger has managed to get both his arms back between Bainbridge's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bainbridge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiger defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lion Tiger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Tiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bainbridge doesn't seem phased though.
Bainbridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiger swivels and escapes.
Bainbridge with a poor takedown
and Tiger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tiger tests Bainbridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger scores with a nice head shot.
Bainbridge misses with a takedown
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab.
Lion Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Bainbridge.
Tiger cracks Bainbridge with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bainbridge looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tiger finish him?
 Bainbridge is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bainbridge is aggressively charging in as Tiger backs up avoiding any damage. Tiger tosses out a jab and Bainbridge runs right into it face first! Bainbridge is out cold! Tiger dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bainbridge's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lion Tiger!
A very excited looking Lion Tiger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 600 p4p, 2514 weight class) and Max Wahlstroem (ranked 80 p4p, 291 weight class). Max Wahlstroem will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
217
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Solid boxing
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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 14 - 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Wahlstroem!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wahlstroem moves away.
Manfred throws a right hand that Wahlstroem ducks under and follows up with a left that Wahlstroem also avoids with ease.
Wahlstroem tries a quick counter leg kick but Manfred is wise to it.
Wahlstroem moves out of range of the strikes.
Manfred throws a jab but it's blocked by Wahlstroem.
Wahlstroem takes a swing at Manfred's ribcage but misses.
Wahlstroem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wahlstroem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wahlstroem dives in and grabs Manfred's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manfred pushes down on Wahlstroem's head and hops out.
Wahlstroem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wahlstroem wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred throws a front kick aimed at Wahlstroem's knee but Wahlstroem avoids it well.
Nice shot by Manfred.
Manfred throws a body punch but Wahlstroem moves out of range.
Wahlstroem steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Manfred.
Wahlstroem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manfred.
Manfred misses with a left hand
and Wahlstroem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manfred throws a hook to the side of Wahlstroem's head but Wahlstroem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wahlstroem wants to counter with a clinch but Manfred pushes him away.
Manfred seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Manfred takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manfred ducks under a wild hook from Wahlstroem.
Max Wahlstroem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred misses with a wild body shot.
Manfred takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manfred uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wahlstroem.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown but Wahlstroem shows good takedown defense.
Wahlstroem slips a jab and a cross from Manfred.
Wahlstroem closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manfred did well to prevent Wahlstroem getting side control.
Manfred keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wahlstroem is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Manfred has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wahlstroem is looking to take a break and control but Manfred is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Manfred is just riding it out for now. Wahlstroem eventually gives up the hold.
Manfred moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manfred controlling the position.
Manfred isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wahlstroem stacks Manfred on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wahlstroem!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem trying to control the position but Manfred is working away.
Wahlstroem advances to full mount.
Manfred is squirming around, avoiding Wahlstroem's attempts to control the action.
Wahlstroem is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Manfred can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wahlstroem tries to take his opponent's back but Manfred turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Manfred is in close to Wahlstroem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wahlstroem has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manfred has managed to get both his arms back between Wahlstroem's legs - danger averted.
Wahlstroem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manfred connects with a couple of short punches.
Manfred postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wahlstroem is looking for a triangle but Manfred pushes his legs off easily.
Manfred with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manfred postures up and lands a big shot to Wahlstroem's brow.
Manfred makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wahlstroem is looking for a triangle but Manfred pushes his legs off easily.
Wahlstroem is trying to keep Manfred in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manfred stopping the sweep attempt from Wahlstroem.
Wahlstroem looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manfred postures up and lands a big shot to Wahlstroem's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wahlstroem is on top in guard.
Manfred is trying to keep Wahlstroem in close.
Wahlstroem trying to control but Manfred is working from the bottom.
Manfred is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manfred looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wahlstroem trying to control but Manfred is working from the bottom.
Manfred is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wahlstroem defends well.
Manfred tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wahlstroem trying to control the position from guard on top but Manfred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfred trying to control the position.
Wahlstroem tries to free his leg and advance position but Manfred is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred is trying to control the position but Wahlstroem postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wahlstroem misses with a body shot.
Wahlstroem throws a shot from downtown. Manfred moves away and avoids it.
Manfred slaps away a takedown attempt from Wahlstroem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klaus Manfred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Wahlstroem.
Manfred misses with a leg kick.
Manfred closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wahlstroem circles away.
Manfred connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Manfred. No joy for Wahlstroem on that attempt.
Wahlstroem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manfred checks it well.
It looked like Manfred was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wahlstroem.
Manfred drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wahlstroem has momentary wrist control but Manfred slips an elbow through the middle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manfred doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manfred manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wahlstroem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manfred connects with a couple of short punches.
Manfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Wahlstroem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfred lands a couple of digs.
Manfred postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manfred stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wahlstroem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred working some strikes from top position.
Wahlstroem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Manfred might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manfred is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manfred thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wahlstroem trying to control but Manfred is working from the bottom.
Manfred is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wahlstroem is aware though and is defending well.
Manfred tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manfred had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wahlstroem defends it easily.
Wahlstroem trying to control but Manfred is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Klaus Manfred will probably get the nod.
That's time! Manfred's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manfred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Manfred misses.
Wahlstroem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wahlstroem looks to land a left hand but Manfred moved out of range nicely.
Wahlstroem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wahlstroem avoids the body shot from Manfred.
Wahlstroem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wahlstroem tries to land a body kick
and Manfred counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wahlstroem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wahlstroem did well to prevent Manfred getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wahlstroem is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manfred scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manfred stalling.
Wahlstroem manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred is working Wahlstroem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manfred is sitting in close to Wahlstroem's body. Wahlstroem has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Manfred is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Manfred is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wahlstroem.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Max Wahlstroem!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dredd Tatum (ranked 888 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 117 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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35
278
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288
10 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dredd Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jouni Joukahainen has been cut.
Tatum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joukahainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Joukahainen slips a straight right by Tatum.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Tatum lands a slapping body shot.
Tatum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dredd Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joukahainen takes one on the button.
Joukahainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joukahainen.
Tatum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joukahainen.
Tatum throws a jab when Joukahainen was well out of range.
Tatum is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tatum cracks Joukahainen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Joukahainen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tatum finish him?
Joukahainen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum cracks Joukahainen with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dredd Tatum!
A very excited looking Dredd Tatum made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaven Murphy (ranked 350 p4p, 1029 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 51 p4p, 135 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy lands a left and a right that send Marks crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marks avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Marks keeps it at a distance.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Marks's shoulder, as Marks tries to avoid the shot.
Marks slips under a jab from Murphy.
Kaven Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Marks keeps it at a distance.
Marks lands a nice looking body kick.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy keeps control of Marks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marks.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Marks stalling the fight.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murphy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marks tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Marks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marks can turn it around.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Marks avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Marks blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Marks avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy tries a body shot but Marks blocks it.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Marks blocks it.
Marks managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murphy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marks breaks from the clinch.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marks checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
Marks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marks's sensitive parts.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marks.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Marks misses with a two punch combination.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marks misses with a looping left.
As Marks tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Marks manages to avoid the attempt.
Marks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murphy will feel that in the morning.
Marks throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Marks blocks the low kick.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marks lands with an overhand left.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Marks circles away.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Marks.
Marks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Marks misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Marks moved out of range.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Murphy.
Marks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries to counter by clinching up but Marks breaks away and moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Marks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marks throws a fast counter high kick but Murphy manages to duck under it in time.
Marks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marks manages to circle out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marks is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy swings for the body but Marks moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marks! But no joy.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Marks counters with a good, hard body kick but Murphy shrugs it off.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy takes the fight into 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 working aggressively here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markss head.
Marks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marks tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Marks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Marks circles away.
Marks throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Marks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marks works the jab nicely.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
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 Jeremy Marks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Marks.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Marks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marks was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Marks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Marks off balance momentarily.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marks misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Marks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marks.
Marks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Marks misses
and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murphy.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marks is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Marks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Kaven Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Murphy.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marks can do to turn this around?
Murphy tries a body shot but Marks blocks it.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marks throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Marks throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marks thinks about the counter body kick.
Marks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Marks circles away.
As Murphy backs off Marks throws a huge counter combo but Murphy manages to avoid it all.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Marks checks it
letting Marks counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marks to score with a decent uppercut.
 Murphy is rocked!
Murphy wants to clinch up but Marks keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Marks misses.
Marks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marks under the eye.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Marks in his tracks for a moment.
Marks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marks tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murphy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murphy 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.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Murphy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Marks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marks manages to break the clinch.
Marks scores with a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marks is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Marks tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Marks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Murphy tries to clinch but Marks is having none of it.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Marks misses.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
Marks fails to land with a series of punches.
Marks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Marks gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Marks is blocking nicely.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Marks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marks's defenses.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marks's efforts to push away.
Marks wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marks up against the cage.
Marks can't break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Murphy keeps control of Marks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Murphy to work.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marks is defending well for now.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a good knee to the midsection. Marks won't want to take too many of those.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Marks misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marks blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy scores a nice knee to the body.
Marks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Marks avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Marks shrugs off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy is leaning against Marks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaven Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marks gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Marks avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy.
Marks managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Marks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy forces Marks back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy effectively controlling the action here.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marks's defenses.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Marks is blocking nicely.
Marks struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marks avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Marks tries to tie him up.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Marks avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
Marks throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Marks avoids the damage to the body.
Marks is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Marks.
Murphy has Marks pressed against the cage, preventing Marks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marks tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marks has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Marks shrugs off.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marks.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markss head.
Murphy has Marks pressed against the cage, preventing Marks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marks tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marks up against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Jeremy Marks's cut even more.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marks managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Marks.
Marks avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Marks controls the action.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Marks breaks from the clinch.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Marks checks it
and Marks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jeremy Marks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks checks a leg kick.
Marks is looking for the big counter here.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeremy Marks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Marks back into the cage.
Marks swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Marks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy keeps control of Marks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marks dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Marks fails to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Marks avoids the damage to the body.
Marks takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Marks is trying to break free.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marks.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marks blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Marks tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Marks as the two fighters clinch.
Kaven Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marks tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaven Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaven Murphy!
In his post fight interview, Kaven Murphy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 544 p4p, 889 weight class) and Peyton Moore (ranked 73 p4p, 120 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Rush - Subdivisions. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
216
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moore.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Moore avoids it well and moves away.
Moore misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith tries to counter with a takedown but Moore is quick to defend against it.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith feinted with a counter takedown.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Moore avoids it well and moves away.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peyton Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Moore avoids it well and moves away.
Moore throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith tries to counter with a takedown but Moore is quick to defend against it.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Moore takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Moore avoids it well and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Smith half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith feinted with a counter takedown.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith slips under a jab from Moore.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Moore throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smith 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.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Moore is defending well.
Smith is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Moore is trying to escape and Smith transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Moore is forced to tap! Nice work there by Smith! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Smith!
A very excited looking Mike Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zigor Azarola (ranked 209 p4p, 317 weight class) and Jimmy Jackman (ranked 16 p4p, 23 weight class). Azarola comes to the cage accompanied by Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azarola throws a low kick, looking for Jackman's leg but Jackman calmly moves out of range.
Jackman slips a jab from Azarola.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Azarola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azarola.
Jackman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackman throws a body punch but Azarola moves out of range.
Jackman lands a jab.
Azarola defending well as Jackman loads up on a big left hand.
Azarola misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Azarola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - Azarola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Azarola throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azarola throws a big shot that misses.
Azarola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackman.
Azarola went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Azarola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zigor Azarola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azarola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackman, as that shot connected.
Azarola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackman blocks a jab.
Azarola misses with a straight right.
Jackman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azarola defends it well.
Azarola throws a jab when Jackman was well out of range.
Jackman looks to land a right hand but Azarola moved out of range.
Jackman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azarola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Azarola napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Azarola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azarola takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Azarola sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Azarola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackman.
Azarola is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola wants to improve his position but Jackman is controlling well.
Jackman wants to free his trapped foot but Azarola is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Azarola is looking to control Jackman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Azarola avoid being mounted?
Azarola is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman controlling the action here.
Azarola has his hands clasped together around Jackman's back. He's all about the action.
Azarola is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackman's back!
Azarola controls the action.
Jackman is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Azarola has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jackman's body.
Jackman just trying to survive but Azarola is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Azarola doesn't have the hooks in and Jackman manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Azarola trying to control the position.
Azarola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Azarola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackman manages to get himself to full guard.
Azarola preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackman looking for a guillotine here but Azarola defends easily.
Azarola stopping the sweep attempt from Jackman.
Azarola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Azarola is now in half guard.
Jackman controlling the position for now.
That's six 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.
Azarola is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jackman is trying to control but can't.
Azarola controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackman misses with a straight right.
Zigor Azarola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Azarola.
Azarola wants to slow Jackman down by chopping away at his legs.
A shot to the liver by Jackman. Beautiful body shot.
Jackman slips under a jab.
Jackman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azarola defends it well.
Azarola misses with a straight left.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Azarola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Azarola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azarola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackman wants to clinch
and Azarola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Azarola throws a big shot that misses.
Jackman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Azarola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackman slips a jab from Azarola.
Jackman feints the counter takedown.
Azarola scores with the left hand. Jackman knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azarola throws a looping overhand right but Jackman ducks down to avoid it.
Azarola slips a jab from Jackman.
Jackman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azarola staying out of range there.
Jackman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azarola counters with a nice uppercut.
Azarola avoids the body shot from Jackman.
Jackman moves out of range of the strikes.
Azarola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azarola throws out a loose jab but Jackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azarola defends it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Azarola throws a looping overhand right but Jackman ducks down to avoid it.
Azarola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azarola.
Jackman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azarola moves away.
Azarola is looking to counter punch.
Jackman moves out of range as Azarola strikes.
Jackman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azarola throws out the jab.
Jackman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azarola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Azarola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackman dives in and grabs Azarola's left leg, looking for a takedown. Azarola pushes down on Jackman's head and hops out.
Jackman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azarola throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackman ducks under a wild hook from Azarola.
Jackman swings for the body but Azarola moves out of range.
Jackman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azarola.
Jackman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azarola throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zigor Azarola dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azarola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azarola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jackman shoots in but no luck this time.
Azarola swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Azarola thuds his right hand into Jackman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azarola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackman is out of range and Azarola settles back down.
Azarola loads up on a big right hand but Jackman slips the punch.
Jackman misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Azarola misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azarola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackman momentarily.
Jackman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackman swings for the body but Azarola moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Azarola misses.
Jackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Azarola.
Jackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Jackman.
Jackman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azarola moves away.
Azarola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackman slips a jab from Azarola.
Azarola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackman.
Azarola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Azarola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackman in his tracks.
Azarola throws an overhand right that lands on Jackman's shoulder, as Jackman tries to avoid the shot.
Jackman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Jackman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola looks to land a right hand but Jackman moved out of range.
Azarola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Azarola.
Azarola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackman can do to turn this around?
Azarola gets caught flat footed, as Jackman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azarola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackman trying to control but Azarola is working from the bottom.
Jackman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azarola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azarola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zigor Azarola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Azarola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackman is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Azarola slips a straight right by Jackman.
Azarola throws an overhand right that lands on Jackman's shoulder, as Jackman tries to avoid the shot.
Jackman throws a hook but Azarola avoids it easily.
Azarola lunges at Jackman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackman's hand.
Jackman moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackman misses with a hook.
Azarola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azarola throws out a powerful jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azarola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azarola throws a hook but Jackman avoids it easily.
Jackman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azarola defends it well.
Azarola blocks a jab.
Jackman throws a good cross that connects.
Azarola loads up on a big right hand but Jackman slips the punch.
Jackman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jackman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azarola.
Jackman feints the counter takedown.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Azarola tries to work over Jackman's front leg with a kick but Jackman checks it.
Jackman misses the shot to the body.
Azarola scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Azarola misses.
Jackman misses with a wild body shot.
Azarola misses with a hook. Jackman ducked under it nicely.
Jackman checks a leg kick.
Azarola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackman is out of range.
Azarola slips a jab from Jackman.
Azarola misses with an uppercut. Jackman saw that one coming.
Azarola throws a big shot that misses.
Jackman with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Azarola scores with a nice head shot.
Zigor Azarola is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackman ducks under a wild hook from Azarola.
Jackman shoots in looking for a takedown but Azarola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zigor Azarola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jackman.
Jackman swings widly with a right hand
and Azarola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackman throws a looping overhand right but Azarola ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azarola lands a head shot.
Jackman blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azarola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackman blocks a jab.
Azarola tries to score with a low kick but Jackman moves his leg out of the way.
Jackman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azarola.
Jackman ducks right into an uppercut from Azarola.
Jackman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azarola.
Jackman just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Azarola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azarola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azarola throws a looping overhand right but Jackman ducks down to avoid it.
Azarola looks to land a left hand but Jackman moved out of range nicely.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Azarola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Azarola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azarola misses with a hook. Jackman ducked under it nicely.
Jackman loads up on a big right hand but Azarola slips the punch.
Jackman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azarola.
Azarola throws a hook but Jackman avoids it easily.
Jackman with the counter takedown but Azarola avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azarola.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Azarola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Azarola throws a hook but Jackman avoids it easily.
Azarola tries to bum rush Jackman with a series of wild strikes but Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackman throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Azarola.
Jackman misses with a looping left.
Azarola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackman blocks a low kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Azarola.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azarola throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackman.
Azarola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Jackman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Azarola doesn't seem phased though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackman shoots in looking for a takedown but Azarola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Azarola ducks right into an uppercut from Jackman.
Jackman misses with a takedown attempt - Azarola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Azarola works the jab nicely.
Jackman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azarola throws out the jab.
Azarola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azarola looks to throw the jab but Jackman is out of range.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Azarola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Azarola moves out of range as Jackman strikes.
Azarola takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zigor Azarola dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Azarola with a jab.
Azarola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackman.
Jackman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azarola defends it well.
A jab from Azarola misses.
Jackman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Azarola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackman lands in his opponent's guard.
Azarola pushes Jackman off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackman walks into a jab.
Azarola misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman dives in and scores a takedown into Azarola's guard.
Azarola keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
Jackman won't allow Azarola to sweep him here.
Azarola seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Azarola's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jackman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Azarola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Azarola throws out a leg kick but Jackman moves out of range and Azarola only half commits.
Jackman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Azarola lands a head shot.
Azarola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackman.
Azarola misses the jab.
Azarola misses with a hook. Jackman ducked under it nicely.
Jackman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackman jabs Azarola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackman throws a big shot that misses.
Azarola is looking to counter punch.
Jackman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azarola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azarola needs to keep his hands up - Jackman had a free shot at his head there.
Azarola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Azarola wants it to stay on the feet.
Azarola misses with an uppercut.
Jackman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackman moves out of range of the strikes.
Azarola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Azarola defends well and Jackman ends up having to push Azarola into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Azarola misses with a looping left.
Azarola throws a hook but Jackman avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azarola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackman.
Azarola slips a jab from Jackman.
Azarola is looking to slow Jackman down with leg kicks.
A jab from Jackman finds it's way through Azarola's defenses.
Azarola looks to throw the jab but Jackman is out of range.
Jackman avoids the body shot from Azarola.
Azarola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackman.
A nice leg kick from Azarola, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackman or perhaps it was just good defense by Azarola, which made it look bad.
Zigor Azarola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jackman.
Azarola dips to his left and cracks Jackman with an uppercut!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackman misses with an uppercut. Azarola saw that one coming.
Good work by Jackman as he checks the leg kick.
Azarola defending well as Jackman loads up on a big left hand.
Jackman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azarola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azarola throws a lazy right hand but Jackman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Azarola moves away from the strike by Jackman.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azarola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackman takes a swing at Azarola's ribcage but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Azarola.
Jackman slips a straight right by Azarola.
Azarola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Azarola misses the jab.
Jackman with the counter takedown but Azarola avoids it easily.
Jackman lands a body shot.
Jackman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackman slips a straight right by Azarola.
Jackman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azarola.
Jackman misses with an uppercut. Azarola saw that one coming.
Azarola misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azarola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackman.
Jimmy Jackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azarola.
Azarola sizes up Jackman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azarola throws out the jab.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Azarola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azarola lands with a right hand.
Azarola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackman.
Azarola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azarola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azarola lands with a hook. Jackman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Azarola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackman moves away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Azarola darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azarola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Azarola throws a right hand that misses
and Jackman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Azarola won't be happy with that.
Azarola throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Azarola.
Azarola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azarola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Azarola.
Azarola 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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Azarola scores with a nice right hand.
Azarola defending well as Jackman loads up on a big left hand.
Jackman misses with a wild body shot.
Azarola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackman. That did some damage!
Jackman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azarola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azarola.
Azarola throws out a loose jab but Jackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Azarola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Azarola lunges at Jackman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackman's hand.
Jackman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zigor Azarola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Azarola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zigor Azarola!
During a confident post fight interview, Zigor Azarola 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 31 p4p, 233 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 4 p4p, 27 weight class). Hyde has chosen Darkside-Neoni as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Hyde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karlsson.
Hyde jabs at Karlsson's body.
Hyde misses with a kick to the body.
Hyde misses with a straight left.
It looked like Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyde wants to land a leg kick but Karlsson is out of range.
Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.
Hyde's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hyde thuds his shin into the meat of Karlsson's side.
Hyde connects with a body shot that sends Karlsson's belly button to the back.
Hyde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Karlsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hyde throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsson misses with a head kick.
Hyde 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde misses with a shot to the body
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Hyde misses with an uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Karlsson moved out of range nicely.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde misses with a hook. Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Karlsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hyde backs up against the cage.
Hyde throws out a powerful jab.
Hyde misses with a jab to the body
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyde misses with a hook
and Karlsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hyde's knee momentarily.
Karlsson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hyde sprawling to the canvas! Hyde rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Karlsson finish him?!
Hyde is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Hyde slips a straight right by Karlsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Hyde throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a crisp one two that drops Hyde! Karlsson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hyde to his feet! Hyde is in big trouble!
Hyde is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Hyde throws a head kick that misses
and Karlsson counters with a crisp right that sends Hyde to the canvas! Karlsson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 36 p4p, 338 weight class) and Suga Diabeetus (ranked 5 p4p, 45 weight class). Kuomanen comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey - One Shot. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuomanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuomanen misses with a hook. Diabeetus ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Diabeetus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diabeetus throws a hook but Kuomanen blocks it.
Kuomanen blocks a jab.
Diabeetus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diabeetus misses the shot to the body.
Diabeetus 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.
Kuomanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuomanen throws a hook but Diabeetus blocks it.
Kuomanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diabeetus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen misses the shot to the body.
Diabeetus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Diabeetus misses.
Diabeetus misses the shot to the body.
Kuomanen tries to counter with a takedown but Diabeetus is quick to defend against it.
Kuomanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen slips a straight right by Diabeetus.
Nice defenses there by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen attempts a counter takedown but Diabeetus avoids it well and moves away.
Kuomanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suga Diabeetus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuomanen throws a shot from downtown. Diabeetus moves away and avoids it.
Kuomanen misses with a straight left.
Diabeetus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuomanen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diabeetus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kuomanen is in Diabeetus's guard.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Diabeetus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuomanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diabeetus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Diabeetus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuomanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuomanen wants to pass the guard but Diabeetus is keeping the position.
Kuomanen scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuomanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diabeetus is keeping the position for now.
Kuomanen is looking to advance position but Diabeetus has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diabeetus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuomanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diabeetus wants to get back to his feet but Kuomanen is holding on tight.
Kuomanen tries to reverse the position but Diabeetus maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuomanen tries to hold on but Diabeetus postures up.
Diabeetus prevents Kuomanen from getting the reversal.
Kuomanen tries to hold on but Diabeetus pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is trying to escape the mount.
Kuomanen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuomanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kuomanen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Diabeetus should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kuomanen has tightened it up now! Diabeetus should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ahjo Kuomanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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