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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Booker (ranked 4724 p4p, 4200 weight class) and Ziggy Stardust (ranked 465 p4p, 436 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezekiel Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ziggy Stardust!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Booker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stardust moves out of range as Booker strikes.
Booker misses with a looping right.
Stardust misses with a body shot.
Booker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Booker lands a nice shot to the body.
Booker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Booker misses with the combination.
Stardust avoids the body shot from Booker.
Stardust looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Booker!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stardust has hold of Booker's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Booker seems comfortable defending it but Stardust has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Booker is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Booker is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stardust couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ziggy Stardust!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Naught (ranked 4207 p4p, 4978 weight class) and Rowan Duran (ranked 417 p4p, 456 weight class). Naught comes to the cage accompanied by Cruisin' for a Contusion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Naught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowan Duran!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tee Naught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Duran!
 It looks like Tee Naught has been cut.
Naught tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naught misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naught takes the fight into the clinch.
Duran is trying to break the clinch but Naught has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Naught content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Naught's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naught throws a head kick but Duran moves out of range.
Naught misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duran avoids the head kick by Naught.
Duran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Naught misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duran cracks Naught with a good jab.
Duran is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naught throws a head kick that misses.
Duran tries to clinch there but Naught circles away.
Duran throws out a loose jab but Naught uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran clinches up with Naught and pushes him back against the cage.
Duran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naught blocks a body shot from Duran.
Naught blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Naught controls his hands.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran working hard to break the clinch.
Duran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Naught is keeping busy.
Duran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Duran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Naught up against the cage.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Duran.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran is trying to stall.
Duran trying to control the position but instead, Naught has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duran into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rowan Duran.
Naught throws a chopping leg kick but Duran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Naught ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Naught takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Naught looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Duran looks to land a right hand but Naught moved out of range.
Naught seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Duran missing with a left hand there. Naught was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duran lands with an overhand left.
Naught tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Naught.
Naught throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Naught uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duran.
Naught throws a sloppy head kick and Duran moves out of range easily.
Naught on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Naught gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Duran gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rowan Duran!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Fox (ranked 3210 p4p, 4078 weight class) and Erling Bjerg (ranked 373 p4p, 440 weight class). Erling Bjerg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erling Bjerg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws a shot from downtown. Bjerg moves away and avoids it.
Bjerg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjerg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bjerg cracks a nice hook into Fox's ribs.
Fox cracks Bjerg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 It looks like Erling Bjerg has been cut.
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bjerg scores with a jab. Fox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bjerg momentarily.
Bjerg loads up on a big right hand but Fox slips the punch.
Bjerg blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fox. That's going to slow Bjerg down.
Fox looks to land a left hand but Bjerg moved out of range nicely.
Bjerg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjerg misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Fox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fox cracks a nice hook into Bjerg's ribs.
Fox misses with a head kick.
Bjerg appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fox with a hook.
Fox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fox quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bjerg misses with a looping left.
Bjerg misses with a looping right.
Fox jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fox avoids the body shot from Bjerg.
Fox lands a nice hook to Bjerg's body. Bjerg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjerg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fox connects with a solid leg kick.
Bjerg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fox manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Fox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox tries to clinch but Bjerg moves away
and Bjerg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox throws a sloppy head kick and Bjerg moves out of range easily.
Bjerg slips under a jab from Fox.
Fox misses with a looping right.
Bjerg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bjerg checks it well.
Bjerg counters with a body kick.
Miles Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox connects with a crisp jab.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bjerg.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Bjerg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fox 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.
Fox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjerg.
Fox staying out of range there.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bjerg counters with a left to the body.
Bjerg slips under a jab.
A low kick from Bjerg is predictable there
and Fox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bjerg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Bjerg throws a hook but Fox avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
Nice jab there from Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands a big right hand that sends Bjerg crashing to the mat! Fox stays standing though and waves Bjerg back to his feet!
 Bjerg is rocked!
Bjerg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjerg is still on wobbly legs! Can Fox finish him?
Bjerg looks to land a left hand but Fox moved out of range nicely.
Bjerg throws a head kick that misses
and Fox scores with a counter punch that sends Bjerg to the canvas! Fox smells blood - he's punishing Bjerg with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bjerg has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Fox!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Savion Alvarado (ranked 3539 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Lamont Anderson (ranked 276 p4p, 252 weight class). Alvarado comes to the cage accompanied by Watch The World Burn. Lamont Anderson has the eye of the tiger 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Savion Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarado darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarado controls his hands.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Alvarado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarado is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Alvarado's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarado.
Anderson avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarado.
Alvarado wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarado wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savion Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarado pulls guard effortlessly.
Alvarado is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarado has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarado's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to move into half guard but instead Alvarado has managed to sweep!
Alvarado wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alvarado stands up from Anderson's guard - Alvarado perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alvarado scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarado misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Alvarado tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarado gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Alvarado blocking some punches.
Alvarado tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alvarado is trying to break free.
Alvarado tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson pushes Alvarado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Alvarado jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Alvarado around his waist. Alvarado gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarado tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Alvarado drops back down to his feet.
Alvarado jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
Alvarado has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarado looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lamont Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson checks a low kick from Alvarado.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvarado working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarado backwards.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarado goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
Anderson'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.
Alvarado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarado.
Alvarado is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Alvarado has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savion Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarado misses with a takedown attempt
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson tries to clinch but Alvarado moves out of range.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarado circles away.
Alvarado is looking for a counter combo.
Alvarado connects with a leg kick.
Alvarado goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anderson continues to drive forward.
Alvarado has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarado.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarado.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarado backwards.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lamont Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarado blocking some punches.
Alvarado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Alvarado avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Alvarado drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarado tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Alvarado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarado misses with a two punch combination.
Lamont Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Alvarado keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alvarado counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Alvarado against the cage.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarado just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Alvarado counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarado circles away.
Alvarado misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savion Alvarado is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarado gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvarado shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Savion Alvarado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarado throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarado, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarado.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarado.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarado.
Alvarado prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Alvarado tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savion Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarado blocking some punches.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarado.
Alvarado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson has Alvarado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alvarado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarado controls the action.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarado.
Alvarado tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Alvarado drops back down to his feet.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Alvarado goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarado.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Alvarado gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarado.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvarado wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvarado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alvarado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamont Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarado letting Anderson take a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
A short right from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamont Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamont Anderson!
The defeated Savion Alvarado had this to say: 'Putain...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kolby Farmer (ranked 2906 p4p, 3268 weight class) and Kimo Sabe (ranked 324 p4p, 363 weight class). Kimo Sabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolby Farmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimo Sabe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Sabe.
Sabe takes a swing at Farmer's ribcage but misses.
Sabe connects with the punch.
Farmer rushes Sabe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farmer dodges an elbow strike from Sabe.
Sabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabe lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farmer.
Sabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Farmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farmer's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Farmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabe.
Sabe lands a left hand.
Sabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer fails to land.
Farmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabe.
Sabe takes a shot to the head.
Farmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farmer can't find room to land a body shot as Sabe controls the action.
Sabe misses with a punch to the body.
Farmer blocking some punches.
Farmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Farmer misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sabe fails to land.
Farmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Farmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farmer prevents a body shot from Sabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farmer tries to throw a body punch but Sabe avoids it by throwing Farmer back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farmer.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
Farmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe stalling in the clinch.
Farmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Sabe blocks an uppercut.
Sabe misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Farmer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farmer.
Sabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabe.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Farmer.
Farmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farmer tries a body shot but Sabe blocks it.
Sabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Farmer trying to land knees to the body.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Farmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabe.
Farmer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Farmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farmer.
Sabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sabe.
Sabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabe misses with a body punch.
Farmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Farmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer lands an uppercut.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
Farmer gets through Sabe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabe looking to stall.
Sabe has a couple of punches blocked by Farmer.
Sabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Sabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Farmer.
A short body shot lands from Sabe as the two fighters clinch.
Sabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Farmer.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farmer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer.
Farmer scores with a shot to the side of Sabe's head.
Sabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Kimo Sabe has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer.
Farmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kolby Farmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimo Sabe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Farmer clinches up with Sabe and pushes him back against the cage.
Farmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farmer tries to work over Sabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farmer pushes Sabe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabe.
Farmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabe can do to turn this around?
Farmer tries to work over Sabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabe has a couple of punches blocked by Farmer.
A shot in the inside from Farmer.
A short uppercut from Farmer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kolby Farmer has been cut.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabe tries a body shot but Farmer blocks it.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Sabe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabe working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabe.
Sabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farmer is leaning against Sabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sabe working aggressively here.
Farmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe blocking some punches.
Sabe misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Farmer.
Farmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike.
Farmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sabe.
Farmer scores with a hook to the body.
Sabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farmer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sabe.
Sabe is breathing heavily.
Sabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Farmer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabe.
A short right from Farmer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabe.
Farmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer.
Farmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farmer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer fails to land.
Farmer misses with some punches.
Farmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Farmer.
Sabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sabe.
Farmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farmer blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farmer.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Farmer lands a body punch.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Farmer tries to work over Sabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sabe tries a body shot but Farmer blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabe.
Farmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farmer misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer.
Farmer blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farmer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farmer.
Farmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabe tries to work over Farmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farmer prevents a body shot from Sabe.
Sabe misses with a body punch.
Sabe blocks the elbow strike.
Farmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That has opened up Kimo Sabe's cut even more.
Farmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer.
Farmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Farmer cracks Sabe with a nice body shot.
Sabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Farmer controls his hands.
Farmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabe looking to slow down the pace here.
Sabe looking to stall.
Sabe misses with a punch to the body.
Farmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farmer throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kolby Farmer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sabe gets tackled into the cage by Farmer. Farmer maintains the clinch.
Kimo Sabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Farmer.
Farmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Farmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farmer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Farmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Farmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farmer.
Farmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Farmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Farmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farmer.
A short uppercut from Farmer.
Sabe tries to work over Farmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sabe.
Sabe tries to work over Farmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabe blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer.
A short uppercut from Sabe.
Still in the clinch, Farmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Farmer.
Farmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sabe misses with the head strike.
Farmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Sabe blocking some punches.
Farmer pushes Sabe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabe blocks an uppercut.
Sabe tries to work over Farmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farmer's elbow.
Sabe tries to work over Farmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabe tries a body shot but Farmer blocks it.
Farmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sabe.
Sabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer fails to land.
Sabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe misses with a punch to the body.
Farmer blocks a body shot from Sabe.
Sabe tries to land a knee to the head but Farmer blocks with his arms.
Sabe lands a shoulder strike.
Farmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabe can't find room to land a body shot as Farmer controls the action.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike.
Farmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Farmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Sabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kolby Farmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farmer pushes Sabe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer can't find room to land a body shot as Sabe controls the action.
Farmer working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabe.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
Sabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabe tries to work over Farmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Farmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farmer misses with the head strike.
Farmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmer.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kolby Farmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farmer blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer misses with some punches.
Sabe throws an elbow that misses.
Farmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabe.
Farmer misses with some punches.
Sabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabe misses with some punches.
Sabe misses with a punch to the body.
Farmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabe's elbow.
Sabe takes a shot to the head.
Sabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farmer blocks a body shot from Sabe.
Sabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe working aggressively here.
Farmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kolby Farmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farmer, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolby Farmer!
Kolby Farmer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smedt Van Kampen (ranked 2934 p4p, 3593 weight class) and Kyle Calderon (ranked 326 p4p, 378 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smedt Van Kampen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Smedt Van Kampen has been cut.
Van Kampen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Kampen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Van Kampen gets the takedown into side control.
Calderon is looking to regain half guard here but Van Kampen keeps moving and retains side control.
Calderon struggling a bit here.
Calderon tries to bench press Van Kampen off him but Van Kampen keeps the position.
Van Kampen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calderon, who protects the arm well.
Calderon is looking for a sweep.
Van Kampen working away.
Van Kampen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Calderon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Kampen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon tries to buck Van Kampen off but Van Kampen is having none of it.
Calderon struggling a bit here.
Calderon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Kampen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Calderon 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.
Calderon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Calderon regains half guard there - taking advantage of Van Kampen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two 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.
Calderon is trying to control but can't.
Calderon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calderon is still trying to improve position.
Calderon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calderon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Kampen tries to free his leg and advance position but Calderon is retaining full guard.
Calderon trying to keep a closed guard but Van Kampen is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Calderon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Kampen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kampen keeping moving, preventing Calderon from controlling successfully.
Van Kampen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calderon defends well.
Calderon trying to control but Van Kampen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kampen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Kampen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calderon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calderon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Kampen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Kampen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Calderon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calderon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Calderon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calderon trying to control but Van Kampen 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 Smedt Van Kampen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smedt Van Kampen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Calderon.
Calderon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Calderon lands a big head kick that sends Van Kampen tumbling to the mat! Calderon takes a step backwards and waves Van Kampen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Van Kampen is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Calderon! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Calderon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Lawrence (ranked 2030 p4p, 4079 weight class) and Joaquin Chase (ranked 256 p4p, 441 weight class). Joaquin Chase is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joaquin Chase!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase drops his hands momentarily and Lawrence takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chase takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawrence scores with a body shot.
Lawrence seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chase takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence jabs Chase to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawrence lands a jab to Chase's midsection.
Chase looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chase stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawrence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lawrence lands a jab to Chase's midsection.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Chase with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lawrence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chase doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawrence punishes Chase's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Lawrence ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawrence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chase takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chase doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawrence throws a shot to the body.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Chase acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tristan Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence stuns Chase with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Lawrence has knocked Chase down with a huge combo! Lawrence steps away and waves a wobbly Chase back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chase at a distance.
Lawrence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chase is rocked!
Lawrence pounces like a tiger and cracks Chase with a vicious hook! Chase is down but not out! Lawrence follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tristan Lawrence!
Tristan Lawrence very nearly forgot to thank Bloodbath MMA Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Rose (ranked 1426 p4p, 2292 weight class) and Cartier Buffs (ranked 150 p4p, 229 weight class). Harrison Rose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cartier Buffs's chin.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harrison Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cartier Buffs!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buffs misses the jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buffs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buffs.
Rose throws a big counter combination but Buffs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Buffs looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose connects with a right hand. Buffs shakes it off.
Buffs is rocked!
Rose throws a hook but Buffs avoids it easily.
Buffs is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Buffs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rose is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Buffs's head but Buffs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buffs seems to have recovered his senses.
Buffs throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Buffs moved out of range nicely.
Buffs walks into a left hand.
Buffs throws a big shot that misses.
Buffs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cartier Buffs.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Buffs feints the counter takedown.
Buffs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.
Buffs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose'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.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buffs tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buffs up against the cage.
Buffs struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buffs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buffs misses with a punch on the inside.
Buffs swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buffs jumps guard but Rose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buffs tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose blocks a body shot from Buffs.
Buffs pulls Rose into guard.
Buffs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cartier Buffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose leaves Buffs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harrison Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buffs instigates a clinch.
Rose will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buffs up against the cage.
Buffs misses with a body punch.
Buffs throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Buffs has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rose uses from the top position.
Buffs has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rose 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 Buffs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buffs wants to control but Rose postures up.
Buffs is trying to get back to half guard.
Buffs is still trying to improve position.
Buffs can't do much from the bottom here.
Buffs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rose cracks Buffs with an open hand slap.
Buffs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Buffs throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Buffs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rose moves into the clinch.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Buffs swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buffs working aggressively here.
Rose misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buffs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buffs throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Buffs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buffs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rose walks away with a smile on his face. Buffs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrison Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cartier Buffs.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buffs tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buffs shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buffs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buffs can do to turn this around?
Buffs moves into range and clinches up with Rose.
Buffs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Buffs has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rose uses from the top position.
Buffs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buffs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Rose is looking to stand up but Buffs won't let him.
Buffs has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rose should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Buffs has tightened it up now! Rose 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 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cartier Buffs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Silvia (ranked 1912 p4p, 2965 weight class) and Mauricio Reilly (ranked 238 p4p, 346 weight class). Silvia comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Love to knock the hell out of you. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Silvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvia went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Silvia saw that one coming.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Silvia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Silvia misses the target.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Silvia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvia loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Silvia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
It looked like Silvia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reilly.
Silvia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly throws a looping overhand right but Silvia ducks down to avoid it.
Silvia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Silvia misses its target.
Reilly walks into a jab.
Reilly is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
It looked like Silvia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mauricio Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reilly lands with a slapping head kick.
Silvia staying out of range there.
Silvia is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
A leg kick checked by Silvia.
Reilly throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Silvia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reilly.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reilly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reilly looks to land a body kick but Silvia moved away.
Reilly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silvia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly throws a head kick but Silvia moves out of range.
Silvia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Silvia. Beautiful body shot.
Silvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reilly moves out of range as Silvia strikes.
A leg kick checked by Silvia.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silvia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silvia misses with a straight left.
Reilly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silvia defends it well.
Silvia tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvia misses with a body punch.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvia gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvia controls his hands.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reilly is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia misses with a body punch.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Silvia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Silvia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silvia moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Silvia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reilly fails with the takedown.
Silvia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly throws a low kick, looking for Silvia's leg but Silvia calmly moves out of range.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly wants to clinch.
Silvia throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
Silvia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silvia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reilly thinking.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly throws a body punch but Silvia moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Silvia misses the target.
Reilly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silvia to regain full guard.
Reilly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Reilly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Reilly throws a right hand that misses
and Silvia counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mauricio Reilly has been cut.
Mauricio Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly misses with a hook
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvia moves away.
Silvia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silvia avoids a kick to the body.
Silvia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body
and Silvia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reilly thinking.
Reilly misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Reilly is predictable there
and Silvia counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Reilly misses
and Silvia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
It looked like Silvia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reilly misses with a left hand
and Silvia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reilly thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Silvia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silvia takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvia was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Silvia defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Silvia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvia.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Silvia saw that one coming.
Reilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Silvia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Silvia is looking for a counter combo.
Reilly clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to work over Silvia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Good body shot from Silvia.
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silvia scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
A short left from Silvia.
Silvia throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Silvia misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Silvia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Silvia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Silvia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvia is fending him off so far but Reilly persists. Nope, Silvia circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Silvia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Silvia is looking to counter punch.
Reilly tries to clinch but Silvia is having none of it.
Silvia throwing a counter right hand but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Silvia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silvia checks it well.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silvia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reilly lands a nice looking body shot.
Silvia ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Silvia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Silvia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shawn Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Silvia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Silvia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a left hand
and Silvia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvia.
Reilly misses with a hook
and Silvia counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silvia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
It looked like Silvia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Reilly misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Silvia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Reilly's cut.
That's time! Silvia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Reilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reilly wants to clinch but Silvia slips to the side
and Silvia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly misses the body punch
and Silvia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reilly throws a body kick that misses
and Silvia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Reilly misses with a takedown
and Silvia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silvia slips a straight right by Reilly.
A little feinted left hand from Silvia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silvia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Silvia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silvia slips under a jab.
Reilly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvia throws out the jab.
Silvia moves away from the strike by Reilly.
A little feinted left hand from Silvia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silvia staying out of range there.
Silvia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
It looked like Silvia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silvia moves away from the strike by Reilly.
An attempted straight right counter from Silvia misses the target.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvia manages to avoid it.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Reilly throws a body punch but Silvia moves out of range.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Silvia moved out of range nicely.
Silvia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silvia throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Silvia.
A little feinted left hand from Silvia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shawn Silvia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly misses with a hook. Silvia ducked under it nicely.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Silvia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Silvia.
Silvia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silvia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Silvia slips a jab from Reilly.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Silvia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Silvia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silvia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Silvia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silvia misses with a looping left.
Silvia avoids a kick to the body.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Silvia is pressed up against the cage. Reilly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silvia down to the mat. Silvia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reilly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silvia misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly shoots in looking for a takedown. Silvia tries to sprawl out of it but Reilly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silvia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shawn Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Reilly.
Silvia walks into a jab.
Reilly lands a jab to the head.
Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silvia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reilly wants to clinch up but Silvia keeps it at a distance.
Reilly throws an off balance right hand
and Silvia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvia throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Silvia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silvia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Silvia!
Shawn Silvia made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanderley Ferreira (ranked 1389 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Jamal Powell (ranked 182 p4p, 193 weight class). Powell has chosen The Big Payback - James Brown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanderley Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Powell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell jabs at Ferreira's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Powell didn't see that one coming.
Powell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jamal Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira slips under a jab.
Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferreira.
Ferreira slips a jab from Powell.
Powell throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira tries to clinch
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Powell.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira gets the takedown into side control.
Powell tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Ferreira lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Powell hold on?!
Ferreira connects with a big shot to the side of Powell's head.
Ferreira scores with punches to the body.
Powell is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ferreira gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ferreira gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ferreira apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Powell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferreira rather than just go for the knockout.
Powell tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira is leaning against Powell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferreira pulls guard.
Powell gets to his feet - Ferreira follows without any prompting.
Nice body punch from Powell.
Nice takedown defense from Powell. No joy for Ferreira on that attempt.
Powell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Powell misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Powell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body. Powell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira feinted with a counter takedown.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira misses the jab.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Powell swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Powell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ferreira looking to pass the guard.
Ferreira is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ferreira slips nicely into half guard.
Ferreira wants to control but Powell is keeping him busy.
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 Vanderley Ferreira will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Powell.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the head.
Powell blocks a jab.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Powell circles away.
Powell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
Powell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira lands with an overhand left.
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Ferreira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira clinches up against the cage.
Powell tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
Ferreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a left hand.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Powell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanderley Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Powell holds him up against the cage and eventually Ferreira drops back down to his feet.
Powell tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Powell won't allow it.
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Ferreira ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferreira no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ferreira is looking for a triangle but Powell pushes his legs off easily.
Ferreira trying to keep a closed guard but Powell is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferreira passes Powell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ferreira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ferreira passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is pushing Ferreira's head away, looking to escape. Ferreira manages to hold on to the position though.
Ferreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ferreira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Powell bucks up and tries to throw Ferreira off but instead Ferreira has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Powell. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferreira scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Powell is looking for a way out.
Ferreira has managed to slip his arm under Powell's chin. This could be all over... yep, Powell is tapping out! Submission win for Ferreira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vanderley Ferreira!
Vanderley Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
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