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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elisha Hopkins (ranked 2710 p4p, 3490 weight class) and Frog Green (ranked 318 p4p, 378 weight class). Green is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jump Around - House of Pain. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frog Green enters the cage!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elisha Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frog Green!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green jabs at Hopkins's body.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Green feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hopkins sprawling to the canvas! Hopkins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Green finish him?!
 It looks like Elisha Hopkins has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green knocks out Hopkins with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Green before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Green picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frog Green!
An out of breath Frog Green thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Hayes (ranked 3499 p4p, 3915 weight class) and Merab Kvaratskhelia (ranked 263 p4p, 285 weight class). Nolan Hayes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nolan Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Merab Kvaratskhelia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hayes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kvaratskhelia in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes can't do much from the bottom here.
Kvaratskhelia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kvaratskhelia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kvaratskhelia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kvaratskhelia lands a few punches from side control.
Hayes struggling a bit here.
Kvaratskhelia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hayes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hayes struggling a bit here.
Kvaratskhelia just content to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hayes, who protects the arm well.
Hayes tries to buck Kvaratskhelia off but Kvaratskhelia is having none of it.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kvaratskhelia off and has taken his back!
Will Hayes go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hayes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kvaratskhelia has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kvaratskhelia wants to escape the position.
Hayes tries to keep control of the position but Kvaratskhelia is staying busy.
Hayes is trying to stick to Kvaratskhelia's back but Kvaratskhelia is turning into Hayes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hayes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kvaratskhelia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Kvaratskhelia is working Hayes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kvaratskhelia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kvaratskhelia is working Hayes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Hayes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kvaratskhelia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayes's head.
Kvaratskhelia is in close to Hayes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with some ground and pound.
 Hayes is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hayes trying to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayes's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kvaratskhelia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hayes is looking for a triangle but Kvaratskhelia pushes his legs off easily.
Hayes has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle.
Kvaratskhelia is working Hayes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Hayes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kvaratskhelia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Merab Kvaratskhelia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hayes works over Kvaratskhelia's head and body with a nice combination.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hayes to the mat! Hayes manages to get full guard.
Kvaratskhelia landing with the ground and pound.
Hayes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kvaratskhelia won't allow Hayes to sweep him here.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia is working Hayes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Hayes with a solid left hand.
Kvaratskhelia landing with the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia works over Hayes with some ground and pound from guard.
Kvaratskhelia throws an elbow that misses. Hayes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kvaratskhelia's guard. Nice move by Hayes!
Hayes is looking to stand up but Kvaratskhelia won't let him.
Kvaratskhelia striking from the bottom here.
Kvaratskhelia controls Hayes momentarily but Hayes frees himself.
Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayes advances to half guard.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is looking to advance position but Kvaratskhelia won't allow it.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes trying to control the action but Kvaratskhelia is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia has hold of Hayes's hands but Hayes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kvaratskhelia gets back to full guard.
Hayes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kvaratskhelia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia slips a nice elbow through Hayes's hands, connecting with Hayes's forehead.
Kvaratskhelia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Kvaratskhelia there.
Hayes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia prevents Hayes from improving his position.
Kvaratskhelia working over Hayes with some ground and pound. Hayes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kvaratskhelia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hayes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kvaratskhelia connects with a nice short shot to Hayes's temple.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control from half guard but Hayes is working away.
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
Kvaratskhelia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to advance position but Hayes won't allow it.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a big shot! Hayes's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hayes! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merab Kvaratskhelia!
Merab Kvaratskhelia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Wall (ranked 25294 p4p, 4580 weight class) and Jonny Lewson (ranked 507 p4p, 440 weight class). Jonny Lewson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Lewson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall feints and then cracks Lewson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewson down.
Wall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wall throws a right and a left that Lewson avoids nicely.
Oooooh!!! Lewson has knocked Wall down with a huge combo! Lewson steps away and waves a wobbly Wall back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Owen Wall has been cut.
That kick from Wall tenderised Lewson's leg. Lewson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewson rushes Wall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wall is trying to break the clinch but Lewson is controlling him.
Wall really is a fat lump.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lewson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Lewson is controlling the position.
Wall is trying to break free.
Lewson lands a body shot.
Wall is trying to break free.
Wall is trying to break free.
Lewson keeps control of Wall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewson misses with an elbow over the top.
Lewson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wall or not.
Wall is breathing heavily.
Wall takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wall's brow.
Lewson drops Wall onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wall is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wall is rocked!
Owen Wall's cut is getting worse.
Lewson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh Wall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lewson lands an elbow that stopped Wall in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewson closes the distance and clinches.
Lewson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wall's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wall drops to his knees and Lewson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Lewson!
After winning the bout, Jonny Lewson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrian Gap (ranked 4251 p4p, 25435 weight class) and Leo The Phantom (ranked 453 p4p, 564 weight class). The Phantom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 28 by Zach Bryan. 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrian Gap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo The Phantom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gap's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gap duly obliges.
The Phantom misses with a wild combination.
The Phantom thumps Gap with a low kick.
Gap misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gap.
The Phantom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Phantom slips a straight right by Gap.
Derrian Gap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gap throws a body punch but The Phantom moves out of range.
Gap drops The Phantom with a left and a right! Oh, The Phantom is hurt - Gap dives into side control looking to finish!
 The Phantom is rocked!
 It looks like Leo The Phantom has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gap is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Phantom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Phantom is still in real trouble! Can Gap finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gap misses with the ground and pound.
The Phantom seems to have recovered his senses.
The Phantom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gap working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Phantom is looking to reverse the position.
Gap is working to tighten his grip on The Phantom's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. The Phantom has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gap is really squeezing tight and eventually The Phantom passes out! Gap breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Derrian Gap!
Our winner, Derrian Gap, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Mcdonald (ranked 3939 p4p, 4304 weight class) and Junior Vailima (ranked 331 p4p, 351 weight class). Junior Vailima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Vailima!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vailima lands a body shot.
Mcdonald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vailima digs a good body shot into Mcdonald's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Vailima scores with a four punch combination!
Mcdonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vailima jabs at Mcdonald's body.
Mcdonald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vailima swivels and escapes.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vailima is trying to defend but Mcdonald finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Mcdonald passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mcdonald scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vailima?
Mcdonald fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald controlling the position easily from mount.
Mcdonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mcdonald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vailima has left one of his arms exposed and Mcdonald doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Vailima screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Mcdonald!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Bartosik (ranked 2740 p4p, 3739 weight class) and Leo Lewson (ranked 321 p4p, 394 weight class). Leo Lewson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucjan Bartosik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Lewson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bartosik defends well and Lewson ends up having to push Bartosik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lewson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bartosik scores with a body shot.
Bartosik dips to his left and cracks Lewson with an uppercut!
Lewson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartosik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lewson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bartosik down.
Bartosik struggling a bit here.
Bartosik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lewson on the ground.
Bartosik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bartosik tries to get out of the position.
Lewson is putting a hurting on Bartosik here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bartosik is looking for a sweep.
Lewson lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Lucjan Bartosik has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewson is looking to take a break and control but Bartosik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewson cracks Bartosik with a big right hand but Bartosik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewson trying to control the action but Bartosik is working from the bottom.
Lewson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lewson lands some shots froms side control.
Lewson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lucjan Bartosik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lewson lands an elbow.
Lewson trying to control the action but Bartosik is working from the bottom.
Bartosik is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartosik is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lewson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jeez, Lucjan Bartosik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lucjan Bartosik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leo Lewson!
Leo Lewson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Song (ranked 2422 p4p, 3959 weight class) and Jump Nelson (ranked 288 p4p, 428 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jump Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nelson tries to score a body lock takedown but Song shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Song prevents a takedown attempt there.
Song stops a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Jacob Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jump Nelson.
Song misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Song.
Song lands a shoulder strike.
Song is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Song.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson wants a takedown.
Nelson looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Song prevents a takedown attempt there.
Song scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Song lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson gets control of Song's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nelson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Song is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Song wants to stand and escape but instead Nelson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Song wants to sweep but no luck.
Song not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Song looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song is working hard here to advance position.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Song is keeping the position.
Song pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
Nelson advances position into side control!
Nelson has hold of Song's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Song seems comfortable defending it but Nelson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Song is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Song is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nelson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jump Nelson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Li (ranked 1532 p4p, 3319 weight class) and Travis Guenette (ranked 171 p4p, 336 weight class). Guenette has chosen The Only Thing They Fear Is You as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bai Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Guenette!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guenette misses with a takedown attempt
and Li counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guenette won't be happy with that.
Li gets to mount! Guenette was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Li is landing with some decent strikes but Guenette is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Guenette tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li with a couple of short strikes.
Guenette is squirming around, avoiding Li's attempts to control the action.
Guenette is desperately trying to improve his position but Li has a good base and remains in mount.
Li with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Guenette sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Li perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Guenette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guenette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guenette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Li wants to pass the guard but Guenette is keeping the position.
Guenette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Li is aware though and is defending well.
Guenette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Li defends well.
Guenette looks winded!
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Guenette has his foot on Li's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Li works his way back into a safe position though.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Guenette should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Li scoring with punches to the head and body.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li cracks Guenette with a solid left hand.
Guenette is rocked!
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guenette on the ground.
Li working some strikes from top position.
Guenette is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Li loads up on a big left hand. Guenette felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Li looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Guenette can't hide his disappointment, as Li celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bai Li!
Bai Li retains his middleweight title!
Bai Li seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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