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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Sandoval (ranked 25134 p4p, 25102 weight class) and Colin Flair (ranked 451 p4p, 435 weight class). Sandoval comes to the cage accompanied by Dragostea Din Tei. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Flair!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flair misses with a two punch combination.
Sandoval throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
Flair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flair misses with a double jab
and Sandoval counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sandoval fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flair on the side of the head.
Flair with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
Sandoval looks to land a combination. Flair sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Flair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flair with the counter takedown but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Flair wants to clinch
and Flair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sandoval looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sandoval moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sandoval scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flair doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair tries to clinch there but Sandoval circles away.
Sandoval cracks Flair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sandoval digs a good body shot into Flair's ribs.
Flair instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair fails to pull guard.
Ric Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Flair.
A bit of stalling here from Sandoval.
Flair jumps guard but Sandoval stands there with Flair around his waist. Flair gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sandoval has Flair pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sandoval - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Sandoval leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sandoval avoids the elbow strike from Flair, against the cage.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flair dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval lands a left hand.
Flair stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandoval creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval stops a takedown attempt from Flair.
Flair takes a shot to the head.
Sandoval stalling the fight.
Flair working aggressively here.
Flair jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sandoval walks away with a smile on his face. Flair gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flair throws a combination that misses
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sandoval dominated that round.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sandoval throws a combination. Flair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Flair on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sandoval lands a jab to the head.
Flair throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Sandoval counter with a right hand.
Flair changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sandoval looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sandoval can't do much from the bottom here.
Sandoval wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Flair seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Sandoval is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Colin Flair!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akhmad Sadulayev (ranked 4145 p4p, 5173 weight class) and Arthur Dayne (ranked 440 p4p, 492 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akhmad Sadulayev!
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, Arthur Dayne!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Sadulayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dayne tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sadulayev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dayne at a distance.
Dayne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Sadulayev.
Sadulayev throws a hook to the side of Dayne's head but Dayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadulayev throws a good cross that connects.
Sadulayev takes a swing at Dayne's ribcage but misses.
Dayne throws a big counter head kick but Sadulayev avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadulayev works Dayne's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sadulayev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sadulayev. Dayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sadulayev clobbers Dayne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sadulayev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dayne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev is not content to let Dayne control the position.
Dayne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dayne is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sadulayev reverses the position - he's now on top in Dayne's guard.
Sadulayev is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sadulayev defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne keeping full guard, as Sadulayev tries to pass.
Sadulayev chips away with some ground and pound.
Dayne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sadulayev is one step ahead there.
Sadulayev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Sadulayev wants to control from the top but Dayne keeps moving.
Sadulayev wants to pass the guard but Dayne is keeping the position.
Dayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sadulayev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sadulayev content to stall in guard here.
Sadulayev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dayne wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmad Sadulayev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sadulayev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadulayev.
Dayne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dayne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sadulayev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sadulayev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadulayev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dayne counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sadulayev!
Sadulayev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sadulayev wants to improve his position but Dayne is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sadulayev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sadulayev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sadulayev tries to get out of the position.
Sadulayev gets back to full guard.
Sadulayev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dayne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sadulayev slips nicely into half guard.
Dayne looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dayne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sadulayev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sadulayev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sadulayev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dayne can do to turn this around?
Sadulayev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sadulayev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sadulayev uses his free foot to push down on Dayne's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sadulayev has control of Dayne's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dayne regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sadulayev landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is trying desperately to improve position.
Sadulayev lands a couple of good shots and Dayne has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Akhmad Sadulayev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sadulayev scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dayne is looking for a way out.
Sadulayev scores with punches from the back.
Sadulayev is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dayne defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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!
Sadulayev is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Dayne taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Sadulayev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akhmad Sadulayev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axel Phelps (ranked 4478 p4p, 4491 weight class) and Kole Camacho (ranked 444 p4p, 446 weight class). Axel Phelps could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kole Camacho's chin.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Phelps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kole Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Phelps seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Camacho shoots for a double leg takedown but Phelps sprawls well. He's pushed Camacho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Phelps lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camacho at a distance.
Camacho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phelps fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Camacho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phelps scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phelps.
Phelps leaves Camacho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phelps lands with a good body shot.
Phelps stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phelps wants it to stay on the feet.
Axel Phelps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kole Camacho.
A shot to the liver by Phelps. Beautiful body shot.
Phelps fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Camacho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Camacho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camacho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phelps as he jumps to the side.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho tries to clinch but Phelps is having none of it.
Phelps lands a two punch combo.
Kole Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho walks into a jab.
Phelps pushes Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phelps.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho tries to pull guard but Phelps won't allow it.
Phelps lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Phelps lands a hook that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Camacho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Phelps on the inside.
Phelps digs a right hand underneath Camacho's ribcage. Camacho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Phelps on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Phelps scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phelps to keep the fight standing.
Phelps lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phelps works on Camacho's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho looks winded!
Camacho tries to pull guard but Phelps forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phelps lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phelps lands a hook that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phelps creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phelps lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
 Camacho is rocked!
Phelps lands with a left to the head.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Phelps finish him?
Phelps lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phelps lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Camacho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phelps just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phelps lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Phelps.
Phelps lands a big right hand that drops Camacho! The killer instinct kicks in and Phelps finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Phelps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Phelps!
A victorious Axel Phelps thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov (ranked 4248 p4p, 4482 weight class) and Keenan Schwartz (ranked 433 p4p, 445 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Schwartz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwartz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Schwartz. Beautiful body shot.
Schwartz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Abdurakhmanov moves out of range.
Schwartz is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdurakhmanov. Schwartz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwartz is looking to clinch but Abdurakhmanov is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Abdurakhmanov misses the target.
Schwartz wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz tries to clinch there but Abdurakhmanov circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwartz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwartz wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Abdurakhmanov is having none of it.
Schwartz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keenan Schwartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwartz avoids the body shot from Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz moves in looking to clinch but Abdurakhmanov pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Abdurakhmanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schwartz moves into range and clinches up with Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schwartz misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schwartz prevents a body shot from Abdurakhmanov.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Schwartz.
Schwartz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abdurakhmanov is working Schwartz over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurakhmanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schwartz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abdurakhmanovs head.
Abdurakhmanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwartz misses the shot to the body.
Schwartz walks into a stiff left hand from Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz wants to clinch but Abdurakhmanov slips to the side
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Schwartz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdurakhmanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Abdurakhmanov is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Abdurakhmanov misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Abdurakhmanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schwartz doesn't seem phased though.
Schwartz doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdurakhmanov circles away.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Abdurakhmanov moves out of range.
Schwartz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schwartz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schwartz tries to clinch up but Abdurakhmanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Schwartz wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz tries to clinch there but Abdurakhmanov circles away.
It looked like Abdurakhmanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schwartz.
Schwartz is looking to clinch.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdurakhmanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abdurakhmanov ducks right into an uppercut from Schwartz.
Abdurakhmanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdurakhmanov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdurakhmanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwartz wants to clinch up but Abdurakhmanov keeps it at a distance.
Schwartz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz misses with some punches.
Abdurakhmanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdurakhmanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwartz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schwartz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwartz moves into the clinch.
Schwartz lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdurakhmanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schwartz tests Abdurakhmanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schwartz just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Abdurakhmanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schwartz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a straight left.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdurakhmanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Schwartz. Beautiful body shot.
Schwartz fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Schwartz avoids the body shot from Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdurakhmanov closes the distance and clinches.
Schwartz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abdurakhmanov or not.
Abdurakhmanov is trying to force a seperation but Schwartz has the dominant position.
Schwartz has a couple of punches blocked by Abdurakhmanov.
Abdurakhmanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schwartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwartz lands a body shot.
Abdurakhmanov misses with the head strike.
Schwartz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schwartz is working Abdurakhmanov over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurakhmanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdurakhmanov blocks an uppercut.
Schwartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdurakhmanov blocking some punches.
Schwartz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdurakhmanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz misses with the head strike.
Abdurakhmanov tries a body shot but Schwartz blocks it.
Abdurakhmanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdurakhmanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schwartz fails to land.
Schwartz misses with the head strike.
Schwartz blocks an uppercut.
Schwartz working aggressively here.
Schwartz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schwartz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schwartz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schwartz.
Schwartz scores with a shot to the side of Abdurakhmanov's head.
Schwartz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schwartz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdurakhmanov blocks a body shot from Schwartz.
Schwartz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schwartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwartz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdurakhmanov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz tries to throw a body punch but Abdurakhmanov avoids it by throwing Schwartz back against the cage.
Abdurakhmanov throws a head punch that misses.
Schwartz pushes Abdurakhmanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abdurakhmanov blocks a body shot from Schwartz.
Abdurakhmanov is trying to break free.
Schwartz lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdurakhmanov backwards.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwartz.
Schwartz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwartz lands a body punch.
Schwartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwartz throws a head punch that misses.
Schwartz pushes Abdurakhmanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abdurakhmanov.
Schwartz misses with some punches.
Abdurakhmanov prevents a body shot from Schwartz.
Abdurakhmanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwartz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schwartz duly obliges.
 It looks like Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz is looking to clinch but Abdurakhmanov is avoiding it.
Abdurakhmanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Schwartz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwartz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdurakhmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Schwartz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Abdurakhmanov is having none of it.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a hook. Schwartz ducked under it nicely.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a body shot.
Schwartz wants to counter with a clinch but Abdurakhmanov pushes him away.
Schwartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdurakhmanov.
Abdurakhmanov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Abdurakhmanov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Abdurakhmanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schwartz tries to clinch up but Abdurakhmanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdurakhmanov cracks Schwartz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abdurakhmanov has managed to clinch.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwartz has Abdurakhmanov pressed against the cage, preventing Abdurakhmanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schwartz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abdurakhmanovs head.
Schwartz lands a shoulder strike.
Schwartz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwartz scores with a shot to the side of Abdurakhmanov's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdurakhmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schwartz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwartz closes the distance but Abdurakhmanov moves to the side
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenan Schwartz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdurakhmanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdurakhmanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdurakhmanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwartz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdurakhmanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwartz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Abdurakhmanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schwartz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdurakhmanov throwing a counter right hand but Schwartz manages to avoid it.
Schwartz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abdurakhmanov has time to react.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Abdurakhmanov moves out of range.
Schwartz wants to clinch up but Abdurakhmanov keeps it at a distance.
Abdurakhmanov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Schwartz.
Schwartz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abdurakhmanov rather than just go for the knockout.
Schwartz moves in looking to clinch but Abdurakhmanov pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdurakhmanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwartz moves to clinch but Abdurakhmanov breaks away
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Schwartz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schwartz tries to clinch up.
Schwartz clinches with his opponent.
Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch.
Schwartz tries to clinch there but Abdurakhmanov circles away.
Abdurakhmanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Schwartz doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdurakhmanov circles away.
It looked like Abdurakhmanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schwartz fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Abdurakhmanov misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Abdurakhmanov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Schwartz gets a clinch.
Schwartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdurakhmanov throws a head punch that misses.
Abdurakhmanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schwartz has him pressed against the cage.
Abdurakhmanov blocks a body shot from Schwartz.
Schwartz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwartz.
Abdurakhmanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schwartz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schwartz tries to clinch up but Abdurakhmanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdurakhmanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Abdurakhmanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwartz is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurakhmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schwartz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdurakhmanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwartz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdurakhmanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Schwartz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abdurakhmanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Schwartz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Schwartz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdurakhmanov moves away.
A quick step to the side and Abdurakhmanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdurakhmanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdurakhmanov circles away.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
A little feinted left hand from Abdurakhmanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schwartz tries to clinch there but Abdurakhmanov circles away.
Schwartz moves in looking to clinch but Abdurakhmanov pushes him off.
Schwartz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdurakhmanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Abdurakhmanov misses its target.
Schwartz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schwartz tries to clinch up.
Abdurakhmanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwartz doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdurakhmanov circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdurakhmanov 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Randolph (ranked 3907 p4p, 4689 weight class) and Tripp Summers (ranked 406 p4p, 440 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allan Randolph!
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, Tripp Summers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Randolph sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Summers lands a big head kick that sends Randolph tumbling to the mat! Summers takes a step backwards and waves Randolph back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Allan Randolph has been cut.
Summers with a nice calf kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Summers with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Randolph shoots in and gets a takedown into Summers's guard.
Randolph lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Summers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Summers wants to get back to his feet but Randolph is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Summers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Summers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Randolph manages to get himself to full guard.
Randolph has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Randolph is looking for a triangle but Summers pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is looking to pass into half guard but Randolph pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Randolph is in guard.
Randolph has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Summers looking to control.
Randolph stays in close to Summers's body and controls the position.
Summers working a defensive guard here.
Randolph stopping the sweep attempt from Summers.
Summers has momentary wrist control but Randolph slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randolph is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Summers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Randolph controls the pace.
Randolph stands up and waves to Summers to follow him.
Summers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Summers lands a head kick!
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Randolph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Summers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Randolph is keeping busy.
Randolph displaying some good clinch control by pressing Summers up against the cage.
Randolph tries to pull guard but Summers won't allow it.
Randolph is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Randolph.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Randolph.
Summers looking to stall.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Randolph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Randolph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Randolph wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Summers wants to break free but Randolph has control.
Randolph is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Randolph is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tripp Summers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allan Randolph's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Randolph misses with the combination.
Summers throws a sloppy head kick and Randolph moves out of range easily.
Randolph steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Summers. That one must have hurt.
Summers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Randolph misses with a low kick as Summers jumps back.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Randolph appears to be looking for a big counter.
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Randolph is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Summers.
Randolph swinging wildly here.
Summers scores with a head kick. Randolph tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tripp Summers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Randolph shoots for a double leg takedown but Summers sprawls well. He's pushed Randolph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Randolph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tripp Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randolph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allan Randolph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randolph sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Summers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Randolph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Summers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Randolph tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Randolph tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Summers.
Summers lands a big head kick that sends Randolph tumbling to the mat! Summers takes a step backwards and waves Randolph back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Summers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Summers is looking to slow Randolph down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randolph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randolph tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Summers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randolph appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Randolph tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Randolph pushes Summers up against the cage in a clinch.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Randolph is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Summers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Randolph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randolph drops down looking for an ankle pick but Summers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Summers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Summers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Summers scores with a push kick.
Summers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Allan Randolph's cut is getting worse.
Summers throws a leg kick which misses Randolph's front leg but catches the back leg as Randolph tries to avoid it.
Summers throws a powerful right kick. Randolph tried to block low but the kick was high! Randolph was taken right off of his feet! Summers jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tripp Summers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Mitchell (ranked 3417 p4p, 3394 weight class) and Colton Tanner (ranked 324 p4p, 321 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uriel Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchell but Mitchell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanner's head backwards.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tanner under the eye.
Uriel Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Tanner's ribs.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Tanner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Uriel Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell cracks Tanner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanner in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.
Tanner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mitchell to the mat! Mitchell manages to get full guard.
Tanner advances position into side control!
Tanner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mitchell tries to bench press Tanner off him but Tanner keeps the position.
Mitchell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchell tries to get out of the position.
Mitchell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tanner.
Tanner working the ground and pound but Mitchell is defending the strikes.
Tanner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mitchell is trying to escape the position but Tanner is controlling the position.
An elbow from Tanner crashes against the mat.
Mitchell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tanner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mitchell trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands strikes from half guard.
Mitchell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Tanner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanner in his tracks.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the cage.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tanner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tanner has clasped his hands together around Mitchell's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tanner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working the strikes but Mitchell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tanner drops an elbow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Tanner not doing much here.
Mitchell is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Mitchell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanner should have avoided that one.
Tanner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tanner fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Tanner fails to land the takedown.
Uriel Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
A little jabbing left from Tanner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tanner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Tanner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mitchell to the ground. Tanner is now in Mitchell's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanner throws an elbow that misses. Mitchell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tanner's guard. Nice move by Mitchell!
Mitchell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tanner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tanner pulls Mitchell in to control the position.
Mitchell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Tanner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tanner moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Tanner throws out a counter right but Mitchell avoids it with no problem.
Uriel Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanner momentarily.
Mitchell lands the left hand.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tanner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tanner is in Mitchell's guard.
Tanner lands a couple of elbows.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanner controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Tanner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tanner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mitchell has hold of Tanner's hands but Tanner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchell circles away.
Tanner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell tests Tanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tanner.
Tanner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mitchell being controlled for a moment.
Tanner tries to score with some ground and pound. Mitchell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tanner working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell seems a little lost for a moment, as Tanner dominates the positioning.
Tanner trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Tanner is working Mitchell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tanner staying calm.
Tanner throws a strike aimed at the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tanner.
Tanner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two 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.
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Tanner working the ground and pound but Mitchell is defending the strikes.
Tanner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tanner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mitchell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner tries to score with some ground and pound. Mitchell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tanner is chipping away with strikes.
Tanner with the ground and pound but Mitchell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Tanner slows the pace down in half guard.
Tanner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner stalling.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tanner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tanner gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Tanner shoots in and drives through. Mitchell sprawls well.
Uriel Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Tanner is working for takedown but Mitchell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tanner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mitchell pushes Tanner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tanner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mitchell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tanner walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Colton Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchell, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken FrownFelter (ranked 2646 p4p, 3003 weight class) and Dante Mercado (ranked 214 p4p, 244 weight class). Ken FrownFelter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dante Mercado's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken FrownFelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FrownFelter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mercado on his heels. He'll look to pass Mercado's guard now, I'm sure.
FrownFelter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mercado wants to sweep here but FrownFelter controlling him for the moment.
FrownFelter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
FrownFelter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
FrownFelter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado controls FrownFelter momentarily but FrownFelter frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
FrownFelter closes the distance and clinches up with Mercado, looking for a takedown. FrownFelter pushes Mercado against the cage but Mercado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
FrownFelter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten FrownFelter somewhat.
Mercado scores with a takedown into FrownFelter's guard.
FrownFelter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
FrownFelter is looking for a triangle here but Mercado uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
FrownFelter is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado moves into full mount!
FrownFelter's coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mercado looking to control but FrownFelter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mercado looking to control and managing it successfully.
FrownFelter tries to hold on but Mercado pushes him away.
Mercado trying to control but FrownFelter is having none of it.
FrownFelter wants to control but Mercado is having none of it.
FrownFelter is looking to improve his position but Mercado isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado controlling the position easily from mount.
FrownFelter just holding on.
Mercado avoids the attempt from FrownFelter to control.
FrownFelter is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Mercado avoids the attempt from FrownFelter to control.
Mercado trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four 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.
FrownFelter is desperately trying to improve his position but Mercado has a good base and remains in mount.
FrownFelter regains half guard.
Mercado wants to lay and pray for a moment but FrownFelter keeps working.
Mercado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
FrownFelter is looking to get back to full guard here but Mercado has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercado wants to control but FrownFelter is keeping him busy.
Mercado working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Mercado dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mercado tries to sprawl but FrownFelter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
FrownFelter prevents Mercado from improving his position.
FrownFelter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
FrownFelter is thwarting Mercado's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FrownFelter controlling the action here.
Mercado tries to get to full guard but FrownFelter has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FrownFelter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
FrownFelter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mercado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
FrownFelter darts in looking for a takedown but Mercado gets double underhooks and turns FrownFelter into the cage.
We've been informed that Mercado has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
FrownFelter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken FrownFelter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
FrownFelter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
FrownFelter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mercado.
Mercado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
FrownFelter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mercado defends well.
Ken FrownFelter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
FrownFelter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mercado passes into half guard.
FrownFelter tries to roll over but Mercado keeps him under control.
FrownFelter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mercado pulls his head out easily.
FrownFelter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercado.
Mercado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
FrownFelter wants to control but Mercado is keeping busy.
Mercado not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado tries to pass the half guard into mount. FrownFelter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mercado wants to control but FrownFelter is keeping him busy.
FrownFelter looking for submissions off his back.
FrownFelter moves into full guard.
Mercado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. FrownFelter is keeping the position for now.
FrownFelter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mercado trying to control the position from guard on top but FrownFelter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
FrownFelter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mercado uses it to pass to side control.
Mercado is looking to take a break and control but FrownFelter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercado gets to mount! FrownFelter was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado trying to control but FrownFelter is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ken FrownFelter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mercado tries to sprawl but FrownFelter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mercado wants to sweep but FrownFelter has passed to side control!
FrownFelter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mercado's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mercado wants to control but FrownFelter postures up.
Mercado is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FrownFelter is looking to take a break and control but Mercado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
FrownFelter is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mercado will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado tries to bench press FrownFelter off him but FrownFelter keeps the position.
Mercado is still trying to improve position.
Mercado can't do much from the bottom here.
Mercado is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
FrownFelter controlling the action here.
That's two 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.
Mercado trying to hold on to FrownFelter's head to control him but FrownFelter postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
FrownFelter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
FrownFelter wants to control but Mercado is keeping him busy.
FrownFelter taking a breather here.
Mercado tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mercado wants to control but FrownFelter postures up.
Mercado is looking to reverse the position.
Mercado regains half guard, as FrownFelter was trying to land strikes.
FrownFelter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
FrownFelter moves into full mount! Mercado won't be happy about that!
Mercado working to try and regain half guard.
FrownFelter controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken FrownFelter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think FrownFelter 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken FrownFelter!
Ken FrownFelter 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teagan Baxter (ranked 2515 p4p, 2623 weight class) and Kurt Heinicke (ranked 292 p4p, 304 weight class). Kurt Heinicke 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 middleweight 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, Teagan Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Heinicke!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heinicke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heinicke throws a low kick but Baxter avoids it.
Baxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teagan Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heinicke thuds a left hand into Baxter's body.
Heinicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baxter was well out of range. Poor timing from Heinicke.
Heinicke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heinicke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baxter's head.
Baxter lands with a nice body kick.
A cross from Baxter lands.
Baxter throws a lazy body kick
and Heinicke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heinicke defending well as Baxter loads up on a big left hand.
Heinicke throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter throws a poor cross that misses
and Heinicke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter loads up on a big right hand but Heinicke slips the punch.
Heinicke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heinicke lands with a good body shot.
Baxter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heinicke if he has to take too many more of those.
Baxter misses with a jab to the body
and Heinicke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Baxter misses the target.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Baxter misses
letting Heinicke counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Baxter.
Heinicke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baxter throws a hook but Heinicke avoids it easily.
Baxter tries to clinch but Heinicke moves away
and Heinicke counters with a nice uppercut.
Baxter misses with a hook.
Baxter misses with a hook.
Baxter connects with a solid leg kick.
Heinicke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heinicke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baxter is looking to counter with a body kick.
Baxter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heinicke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heinicke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heinicke throws a shot from downtown. Baxter moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter blocks a head kick by Heinicke.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Heinicke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Heinicke.
Heinicke connects with a right hand. Baxter shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heinicke misses with a low kick.
Heinicke moves out of range of the body kick from Baxter.
Heinicke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Heinicke moves away and avoids it.
Heinicke lands a jab to Baxter's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heinicke.
Heinicke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baxter.
Both fighters circling a little - Baxter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baxter scores with a body shot.
Heinicke misses with a body shot.
Heinicke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heinicke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Heinicke keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke throws a solid leg kick but Baxter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heinicke.
Baxter throws a leg kick
and Heinicke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baxter cracks Heinicke with a good jab.
Baxter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heinicke.
Heinicke tries a quick counter leg kick but Baxter is wise to it.
Heinicke looks to land a left hand but Baxter moved out of range nicely.
Heinicke misses with a body kick.
Heinicke slips a jab from Baxter.
Heinicke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heinicke swats away the attempt to clinch by Baxter.
Heinicke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heinicke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heinicke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Heinicke is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Heinicke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baxter is able to avoid easily.
Baxter throws a leg kick
and Heinicke counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heinicke.
Heinicke misses with a hook. Baxter ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baxter, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter connects with a high kick.
Heinicke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baxter doesn't seem bothered though.
Baxter moves out of range of the strikes.
Heinicke misses with an uppercut.
Baxter thuds his right hand into Heinicke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baxter clobbers Heinicke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heinicke throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baxter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heinicke throws a body shot but no joy.
Heinicke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baxter throws a low kick, looking for Heinicke's leg but Heinicke calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Heinicke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baxter misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Heinicke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baxter misses with a hook. Heinicke ducked under it nicely.
Heinicke lands a slapping body shot.
Baxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heinicke thinks about the counter body kick.
Jab from Heinicke.
Baxter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heinicke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Baxter misses
and Heinicke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heinicke throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter throwing a counter right hand but Heinicke manages to avoid it.
Heinicke tries to land a front kick but Baxter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baxter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heinicke staying out of range there.
Heinicke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heinicke thinks about the counter body kick.
Baxter moves away from the strike by Heinicke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heinicke misses with a hook. Baxter ducked under it nicely.
Baxter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice jab there from Heinicke.
Baxter tries to land a front kick but Heinicke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heinicke looks to land a body kick but Baxter moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Heinicke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heinicke moves away.
Heinicke connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Baxter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baxter.
Baxter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Heinicke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Baxter slips a straight right by Heinicke.
Baxter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baxter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baxter drives through and clinches with Heinicke against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heinicke breaks from the clinch.
Baxter throws a hook but Heinicke avoids it easily.
Heinicke scores with a hook to the body. Baxter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kurt Heinicke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Heinicke is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Heinicke.
Heinicke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Heinicke fails to land.
Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Heinicke misses with a straight right.
Heinicke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baxter's head.
Baxter moves out of range as Heinicke strikes.
Baxter drops his hands momentarily and Heinicke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heinicke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baxter throwing a counter right hand but Heinicke manages to avoid it.
Baxter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heinicke.
Whack! Baxter lands a heavy head kick that drops Heinicke. The ref tackles Baxter to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Heinicke was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Teagan Baxter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Lemon (ranked 1491 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Clay Hancock (ranked 133 p4p, 184 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Lemon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Hancock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hancock scores with a shot to the body.
Lemon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lemon feints and as Hancock raises his hands in defense, Lemon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lemon wants to pass the guard but Hancock is keeping the position.
Lemon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lemon looking to pass the guard.
Lemon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lemon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lemon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hancock is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lemon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hancock is keeping the position for now.
Lemon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemon trying to control but Hancock is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clay Hancock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hancock throws out a loose jab but Lemon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hancock works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hancock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon avoids the body shot from Hancock.
Hancock throws a hook but Lemon avoids it easily.
It looked like Lemon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hancock.
Hancock misses with an uppercut
and Lemon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Hancock.
A head punch on the inside from Hancock fails to land.
Hancock misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemon.
Hancock tries to break free but Lemon pushes him back against the cage.
Hancock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hancock backwards.
Hancock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Lemon misses with a punch on the inside.
Hancock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hancock misses with a body punch.
Hancock misses with a punch to the body.
Hancock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemon is working Hancock over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hancock as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lemon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lemon - that landed with a thud.
Hancock tries to work over Lemon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemon lands a nice shot to the body.
Hancock struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemon controls his hands.
Hancock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemon controlling the action here for a moment.
Lemon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lemon pushes Hancock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hancock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hancock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lemon blocks a body shot from Hancock.
Hancock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lemon controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Lemon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hancock misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lemon is working Hancock over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemon can't find room to land a body shot as Hancock controls the action.
Hancock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hancock throws a head punch that misses.
Lemon lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Lemon to work.
Lemon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hancock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hancock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hancock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hancock swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemon misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Lemon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lemon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hancock misses with a hook
and Lemon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hancock with a jab.
Lemon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hancock throws a right hand that misses
and Lemon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lemon doesn't manage to clinch there - Hancock circles away.
Lemon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lemon blocks a jab.
Hancock ducks under a wild hook from Lemon.
Lemon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lemon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hancock.
Hancock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hancock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hancock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hancock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lemon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clay Hancock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lemon throws a hook but Hancock avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hancock connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Hancock.
Hancock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hancock dodges the punch combination from Lemon.
Hancock jabs Lemon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Hancock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hancock.
Hancock missing with a left hand there. Lemon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hancock misses with a straight left.
Lemon instigates a clinch.
Lemon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hancock lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Lemon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemon.
Lemon scores with a shot to the side of Hancock's head.
Lemon has a couple of punches blocked by Hancock.
Hancock is looking to break free of the clinch but Lemon has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon has Hancock pressed against the cage.
Hancock lands a body punch.
Hancock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemon blocks an uppercut.
Kurt Lemon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hancock working aggressively here.
Hancock swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemon pushes Hancock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lemon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lemon scores with a shot to the side of Hancock's head.
Hancock misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemon can't find room to land a body shot as Hancock controls the action.
Lemon presses Hancock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lemon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Hancock - that landed with a thud.
Hancock can't find room to land a body shot as Lemon controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon misses with the head strike.
Lemon lands with a left to the head.
Hancock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hancock struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemon controls his hands.
Hancock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hancock throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemon.
A short left from Lemon.
Lemon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hancock is trying to break the clinch but Lemon is controlling him.
Lemon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lemon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemon digs a right hand underneath Hancock's ribcage. Hancock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hancock is breathing heavily.
Lemon lands with a left to the head.
Lemon lands with a right to the head.
Lemon lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon blocking some punches.
Lemon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hancock can do to turn this around?
Lemon lands a hook that snaps the head of Hancock backwards.
Lemon scores with a shoulder strike.
Hancock is rocked!
Lemon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Lemon.
Hancock is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemon finish him?
Lemon lands a right hand.
Hancock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hancock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hancock blocking some punches.
Hancock tries to work over Lemon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemon keeps control of Hancock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hancock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lemon throws a big uppercut that drops Hancock! More strikes from Lemon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hancock lies dazed against the cage as Lemon celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Lemon!
During a confident post fight interview, Kurt Lemon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Garcia (ranked 1874 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Zechariah Osborne (ranked 235 p4p, 193 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zechariah Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Osborne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Osborne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garcia.
Osborne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Osborne.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia thows a body kick. Osborne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Osborne lands a jab to the nose.
Osborne moves out of range of the body kick.
Osborne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Osborne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Garcia is rocked!
Osborne drops Garcia with a huge uppercut! Garcia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Osborne is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zechariah Osborne!
Zechariah Osborne is the new welterweight champion!
Zechariah Osborne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bloodbath MMA Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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