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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massey Mike (ranked 25772 p4p, 4648 weight class) and Romeo Dunn (ranked 559 p4p, 460 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Romeo Dunn enters the cage!
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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Massey Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romeo Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike fails with the takedown.
Mike shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dunn is trying to control but can't.
Mike prevents Dunn from improving his position.
Mike throwing shots but Dunn is blocking nicely.
Mike 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike stops Dunn from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dunn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mike trying to control the action but Dunn is working from the bottom.
Dunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mike's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mike's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike is trying to break free.
Dunn trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The referee is taking a good look at Mike as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dunn!
Dunn struggling to land strikes to the head as Mike covers up.
Dunn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mike's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn keeps control of the position as Mike tries to break free.
Dunn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mike tries to escape but Dunn has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mike looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mike rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mike wants to get back to his feet.
Dunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn not doing much here.
Dunn throwing shots but Mike is blocking nicely.
Mike trying to control from the bottom.
Mike is looking to improve his position.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Mike is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dunn stands up and beckons Mike to join him on the feet.
Dunn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike fails with the takedown.
Romeo Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mike throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunn!
Dunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mike fails with a takedown attempt.
Dunn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mike with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massey Mike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mike shoots in for a takedown but Dunn shows good takedown defense.
Mike's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dunn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mike scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mike shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romeo Dunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mike will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mike is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Dunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dunn clinches.
Dunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike tries to throw a body punch but Dunn avoids it by throwing Mike back against the cage.
Dunn prevents Mike from breaking the clinch.
Mike trying to control the position but instead, Dunn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mike into the cage.
Dunn breaks from the clinch.
Mike fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mike somewhat.
Dunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike throws a head kick that misses.
Mike is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dunn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massey Mike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dunn wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn throws out a loose jab but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunn misses with a looping right.
Mike shoots in but Dunn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dunn dips to his left and cracks Mike with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunn!
Massey Mike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
Dunn lands a damaging elbow.
Mike is trying to push Dunn away but Dunn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dunn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mike's defenses.
Dunn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mike up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike tries for a takedown but Dunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mike appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunn misses the target.
Dunn stuffs the takedown.
Mike throws out a loose jab but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunn misses with a two punch combination.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Mike ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Dunn misses.
Dunn swinging wildly here.
Mike wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Mike on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Mike ducks down to avoid it.
Dunn lunges at Mike with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mike's hand.
Dunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mike walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dunn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mike.
Dunn rushes Mike and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dunn manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mike is defended easily by Dunn.
Mike misses with the combination.
Dunn forces Mike back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn avoids the elbow strike from Mike, against the cage.
Dunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dunn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dunn pushes Mike back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunn digs a right hand into Mike's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mike's gas tank.
Dunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Dunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Mike with that takedown attempt.
Mike with a poor takedown
and Dunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunn.
Mike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunn.
Mike seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Dunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike shoots for a double leg takedown but Dunn sprawls well. He's pushed Mike's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massey Mike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mike shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn cracks Mike with a good jab.
Mike throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dunn thuds a left hand into Mike's body.
Dunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mike shoots in looking for a takedown but Dunn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mike's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunn throws out the jab.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
Dunn slows down the pace here.
Mike misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Dunn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dunn.
Mike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Massey Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romeo Dunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mike.
Mike shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dunn but Dunn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Dunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab from Dunn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunn throws a right hand that Mike ducks under and follows up with a left that Mike also avoids with ease.
Dunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mike slips a straight right by Dunn.
Mike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Dunn. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Mike.
Dunn throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mike shoots in looking for a takedown but Dunn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mike's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Mike avoids them all with ease.
Dunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Mike.
Dunn misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Mike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mike swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice combination there by Dunn.
Mike on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dunn looks to land a left hand but Mike moved out of range nicely.
Dunn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mike's head backwards.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
Dunn lands an elbow just above Mike 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mike is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunn's corner calls for a 1-2. Dunn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dunn cracks Mike with a good jab.
 Mike is rocked!
Dunn tries to bum rush Mike with a series of wild strikes but Mike uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mike wants to clinch up but Dunn keeps it at a distance.
Mike slips a straight right by Dunn.
Mike tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dunn manages to circle out of the way.
Mike wants to clinch up but Dunn keeps it at a distance.
Dunn tries to counter with a clinch but Mike shakes him off and moves away.
Mike walks into a straight right hand from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a few strikes there.
Romeo Dunn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunn moves into range and clinches up with Mike.
Mike takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Dunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Dunn!
After winning the bout, Romeo Dunn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Newman (ranked 5456 p4p, 5335 weight class) and Adolf Roser (ranked 505 p4p, 496 weight class). Newman comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adolf Roser!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roser checks a leg kick.
Roser stuffs the takedown attempt from Newman. Newman gets slowly back to his feet.
Newman looks for a takedown but Roser sprawls well.
Roser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roser shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman is not content to let Roser control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman trying to control from the bottom.
Newman is trying to get back to full guard.
Roser is looking for a kimura but Newman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roser to get the leverage.
Roser prevents Newman from improving his position.
Roser uses his free foot to push down on Newman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Newman.
Roser looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roser landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roser wants to control the pace but Newman is squirming around nicely.
Newman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roser on the ground.
Newman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roser wants to control the pace but Newman is squirming around nicely.
Newman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roser controlling from mount.
Newman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roser blocks Newman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Newman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Newman tries to hold on but Roser postures up.
Newman is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roser controlling his opponent.
Roser looking to control but Newman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Newman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Newman is squirming around, avoiding Roser's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Roser.
Roser looking to finish with strikes here!
Roser is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Newman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Newman!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Newman won't allow Roser to sweep him here.
Newman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roser is keeping the position for now.
Newman throwing strikes from guard but Roser blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adolf Roser dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Newman shoots in looking for a takedown. Roser tries to sprawl out of it but Newman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Newman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roser circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Newman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roser is fending him off so far but Newman persists. Nope, Roser circles away and we're back to standing.
Newman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roser pinned against the cage. Roser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roser has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roser and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And Roser tries to counter it with a takedown but Newman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Newman rushes Roser and presses him up against the cage.
Newman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roser has Newman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Newman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Newman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Newman misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roser! But no joy.
Newman instigates a clinch.
Newman stops a takedown attempt from Roser.
Roser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roser drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Newman defends it well.
Roser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newman is defended easily by Roser.
Newman forces Roser back against the cage and clinches.
Roser pressing his opponent against the cage.
Newman has Roser pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roser manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman manages to break the clinch.
Newman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roser drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newman cracks Roser with a nice body shot.
Roser has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Newman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roser is breathing heavily.
Newman jumps into guard, dragging Roser to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roser wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman is pulling down on Roser's head. It's preventing any offense from Roser, at least for the moment.
Newman wants to sweep but no luck.
Roser wants to pass the guard but Newman is keeping the position.
Newman controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Newman closes the distance and clinches up with Roser, looking for a takedown. Newman pushes Roser against the cage but Roser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Newman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Newman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roser avoids the head kick by Newman.
Roser is looking for the big counter here.
Newman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Newman is working for takedown but Roser is calmly controlling the position for now.
Newman prevents the takedown attempt.
Roser changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Newman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman pushes Roser up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roser is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alex Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolf Roser.
Roser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roser to keep the fight standing.
Newman prevents the takedown attempt.
Roser goes for a takedown in the clinch but Newman prevents it.
Newman wants a takedown.
Newman pulls guard effortlessly.
Newman has Roser pulled in close to control his posture.
Roser prevents Newman from getting back to his feet.
Newman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Roser looking to sit in guard and control but Newman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Newman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Roser is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Newman, into his guard.
Roser stands and throws Newman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Newman wants to control but Roser postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roser looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Roser working away.
Newman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Roser is keen to just control but Newman is a slippery customer.
Roser is thwarting Newman's attempts to control the position.
Newman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Roser is on him like a limpet, forcing Newman back against the cage.
Newman is pressed up against the cage. Roser has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Newman down to the mat. Newman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a sloppy head kick and Roser moves out of range easily.
Roser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roser with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Newman to score with a decent uppercut.
Newman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newman is defended easily by Roser.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newman closes the distance and pushes Roser back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Newman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Newman 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Newman!
A victorious Alex Newman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Guenette (ranked 25528 p4p, 4938 weight class) and Bucky Beasley (ranked 555 p4p, 470 weight class). Guenette comes into the arena with The Only Thing They Fear Is You blaring out of the sound system. Beasley has chosen Walk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Guenette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bucky Beasley!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beasley scores with a jab to the body.
Guenette gets the takedown into side control.
Guenette taking a breather here.
Beasley is trying to control Guenette's posture but Guenette avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Guenette tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guenette gets to mount! Beasley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Beasley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Guenette could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guenette avoids the attempt from Beasley to control.
Guenette wants to control the pace but Beasley is squirming around nicely.
Beasley is looking to get to half guard.
Beasley is squirming around, avoiding Guenette's attempts to control the action.
Beasley has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Guenette working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guenette is working for a rear naked choke. Beasley is not defending it well and Guenette has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Beasley refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Beasley's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Travis Guenette!
Travis Guenette decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Wiggins (ranked 2760 p4p, 3469 weight class) and Larry Wheels (ranked 336 p4p, 402 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Wheels!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheels swinging wildly here.
Wiggins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wiggins scores with a nice strike.
Wheels checks a low kick from Wiggins.
Wiggins needs to keep his hands up - Wheels had a free shot at his head there.
Wiggins lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Larry Wheels has been cut.
Wiggins takes one on the button.
Wiggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wiggins throws a right hand that misses
and Wheels counters with a nice uppercut.
Wheels misses with an uppercut.
Wheels blocks a head kick by Wiggins.
Wheels moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Wheels does it's job there.
Wiggins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wheels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Wheels.
Wiggins is rocked!
Nice jab there from Wheels.
Oh Wiggins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wheels lands an uppercut, right on the button! Wiggins tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Wheels!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wulong Li (ranked 2909 p4p, 25417 weight class) and Gerry Watched (ranked 361 p4p, 515 weight class). Watched has chosen Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Counter fighter
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wulong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Watched!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watched with a hook.
Watched slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Li is rocked!
Li bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Watched wants to get back to his feet but Li is dominant here and he's now got Watched's back!
Watched really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Li looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Li missing with punches from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watched tries to escape the position.
Li lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Li missing with punches from the back.
Li is landing with strikes. Watched can't take much more of this.
Li somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Li controlling from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with an elbow to the head.
Li missing with punches from the back.
Li is landing with strikes. Watched can't take much more of this.
Watched covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Li manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Li manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Li somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Watched takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Can Watched hold on?! Li is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
 Watched is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li scoring with big shots to the body. Watched is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Watched was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulong Li!
Wulong Li decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Gerry Watched was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't worry, Jimmy Ray Watcher's wife will help me get over this minor setback.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cahill (ranked 2651 p4p, 4116 weight class) and Matthew Hudson (ranked 311 p4p, 428 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Cahill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson digs a good hook to Cahill's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Hudson scores with a four punch combination!
Hudson looks to land a combination. Cahill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cahill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hudson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hudson stuns Cahill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hudson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cahill walks into a stiff left hand from Hudson.
Hudson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cahill shoots in looking for a takedown. Hudson tries to sprawl out of it but Cahill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hudson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hudson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cahill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson connects with a looping right hand.
Cahill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hudson lands a jab to Cahill's midsection.
Cahill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cahill moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hudson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hudson scores with a jab to the body.
Cahill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
Cahill tries to counter with a takedown but Hudson is quick to defend against it.
Hudson connects with a body shot.
Cahill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cahill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hudson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Cahill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cahill moves forwards but Hudson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill goes for a double leg but Hudson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hudson continues to drive forward.
Cahill jumps guard but Hudson stands there with Cahill around his waist. Cahill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hudson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cahill pulls guard successfully.
Cahill pushes a forearm under Hudson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hudson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Cahill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barnaba Babis (ranked 2715 p4p, 3611 weight class) and Weichung Li (ranked 315 p4p, 403 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barnaba Babis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weichung Li!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babis jabs Li to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Babis scores with a jab.
Babis misses with an uppercut
so Li counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Babis wants to get back to his feet but Li passes into half guard.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Babis trying to control but Li postures up.
Babis tries to roll over but Li keeps him under control.
Li working Babis over with strikes.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li wants to take a breather but Babis is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.
Babis is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.
Li is trying to control. Babis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Babis tries to roll over but Li keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Babis is looking to improve his position.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Babis trying to get back to full guard but Li takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Li lands a heavy elbow.
Li avoids the attempt from Babis to control.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Babis?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Li lands a heavy elbow.
Babis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Li looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Babis is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Babis's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li scoring with strikes but Babis is staying in there.
 It looks like Barnaba Babis has been cut.
Li trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Li connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Babis is rocked!
Li postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Babis looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Babis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li with a couple of short strikes.
Li lands a heavy elbow.
Barnaba Babis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Babis badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Li around the waist but Li pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Li is the winner by TKO! Li jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Weichung Li!
An out of breath Weichung Li thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Li (ranked 3579 p4p, 2166 weight class) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 400 p4p, 249 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
190
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Li defends it nicely.
Kvaratskhelia fails with a takedown attempt.
Li attempts a counter takedown but Kvaratskhelia avoids it well and moves away.
Kvaratskhelia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Jin Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kvaratskhelia!
Li lands an elbow.
Kvaratskhelia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Li connects with a decent elbow.
Li trying to control the action but Kvaratskhelia is working from the bottom.
Li misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvaratskhelia is not content to let Li control the position.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia sneaks back into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control here.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Li is staying active.
Well, if Li is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kvaratskhelia manages to get to full guard.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Li defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing strikes from guard but Kvaratskhelia blocks nicely.
Kvaratskhelia looking to control.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kvaratskhelia 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.
Kvaratskhelia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kvaratskhelia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between Kvaratskhelia's legs - danger averted.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvaratskhelia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Li is aware though and is defending well.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kvaratskhelia on the ground.
Kvaratskhelia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Kvaratskhelia's brow.
Kvaratskhelia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kvaratskhelia controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.
Kvaratskhelia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kvaratskhelia working a defensive guard here.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li postures up in Kvaratskhelia's guard and throws a big left but Kvaratskhelia blocks it.
Kvaratskhelia has an active guard here but Li has managed to pass into half guard.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kvaratskhelia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Li throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Kvaratskhelia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kvaratskhelia's head.
Li is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li wants to control from the top but Kvaratskhelia keeps moving.
Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvaratskhelia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Li dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Li changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kvaratskhelia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kvaratskhelia can do to turn this around?
Kvaratskhelia tries to buck Li off but Li is having none of it.
Li in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jin Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li is working Kvaratskhelia over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Li's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li winds up and cracks Kvaratskhelia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to control Li's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvaratskhelia avoid being mounted?
Kvaratskhelia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Li haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kvaratskhelia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kvaratskhelia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kvaratskhelia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Kvaratskhelia is retaining full guard.
Kvaratskhelia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Li passes into half guard.
Kvaratskhelia is concentrating on defense, preventing Li from advancing position.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li trying to control from half guard but Kvaratskhelia is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li working over Kvaratskhelia with some ground and pound. Kvaratskhelia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kvaratskhelia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Kvaratskhelia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Li's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Li's back!
Kvaratskhelia gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kvaratskhelia working for a choke but Li is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvaratskhelia is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Li has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kvaratskhelia lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li holding both Kvaratskhelia 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kvaratskhelia working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Li is doing well to defend. Kvaratskhelia seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Li is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Khvicha Kvaratskhelia!
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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