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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Ford (ranked 24771 p4p, 4297 weight class) and Alberte Horace (ranked 452 p4p, 388 weight class). Alberte Horace acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alberte Horace!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horace scores with a decent looking hook.
Horace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Horace pushes Ford away with a front kick.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford walks into a jab.
Horace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Horace is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Horace misses with a body shot.
Ford throws the left hand but Horace avoids the punch easily.
Horace thumps Ford with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Horace.
 It looks like Kareem Ford has been cut.
Horace ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Horace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horace throws a nice head kick!
Ford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horace counters with an outside leg kick.
Ford avoids the head kick by Horace.
Good leg kick by Horace.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horace moves away.
Ford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ford throws a hook but Horace avoids it easily.
Horace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horace steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ford.
That kick from Ford tenderised Horace's leg. Horace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford throws a sloppy head kick
and Horace counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Horace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ford doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Horace.
Ford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Horace is out of range.
Horace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ford misses with a looping right.
Horace lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Horace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horace let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ford misses with a looping right.
Horace lands with an overhand left.
 Ford is rocked!
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horace manages to avoid it.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horace misses with a body shot.
Horace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Horace cracks Ford with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ford falls to his knees and Horace doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberte Horace!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Trel (ranked 2835 p4p, 3573 weight class) and Mike Putin (ranked 297 p4p, 390 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chief Keef & Fat Trel - Russian Roulette. Putin has chosen CATHARSIS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Trel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Putin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trel drives through and clinches with Putin against the cage.
Trel tries for a takedown but Putin manages to get underhooks.
Putin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Putin scores with a shot to the side of Trel's head.
Putin is pressed up against the cage. Trel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Putin down to the mat. Putin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fat Trel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putin drives through and clinches with Trel against the cage.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Putin tries to improve position but can't.
Putin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Putin can't do much from the bottom here.
Trel looks up at the clock and then as Putin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin is trying to control Trel's posture but Trel avoids it.
Putin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trel.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin can't do much from the bottom here.
Putin is looking to reverse the position.
Trel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Trel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Putin is avoiding damage well.
Trel is working Putin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Trel swings around for an armbar but Putin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Trel's guard.
Trel has his foot on Putin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Putin works his way back into a safe position though.
Trel is breathing heavily.
Trel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Putin pushing down on Trel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Putin content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin is trying to control. Trel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Putin seems to be looking for submissions.
Trel pushes Putin off looking to stand but Putin dives back in and keeps control.
Trel is in trouble now - Putin has advanced to mount!
Putin looking for a guillotine from mount but Trel is having none of it.
Putin controlling the position easily from mount.
Trel is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin working for a submission but Trel is keeping him at bay.
Trel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Putin stops Trel from getting back to his feet.
Putin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Putin stops Trel from standing up.
Trel keeping moving, preventing Putin from controlling successfully.
Trel wants to sweep here but Putin controlling him for the moment.
Putin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trel's guard.
Trel is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trel won't allow Putin to pass to mount.
Putin prevents Trel from improving his position.
Putin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Trel is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Putin!
An out of breath Mike Putin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Harrison (ranked 2691 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Camryn Evans (ranked 282 p4p, 319 weight class). 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Camryn Evans!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Harrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Evans.
Harrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Evans doesn't seem bothered though.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans goes for a double leg but Harrison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrison continues to drive forward.
Jean Luc Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camryn Evans.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harrison stuffs the takedown.
Harrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donk. Harrison catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Harrison.
Harrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harrison wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Harrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Evans.
Harrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harrison is controlling Evans's trapped leg to prevent Evans from advancing to side control.
Harrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison actively working from the bottom here.
Harrison trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
Evans prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Harrison taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
Harrison keeping control of the position.
Harrison wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrison manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Evans gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Harrison's legs - danger averted.
Evans is in close to Harrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Evans gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harrison looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.
Harrison is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrison is keeping the position for now.
Harrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrison tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans cracks Harrison with a solid left hand.
Evans trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evans forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
Harrison actively working from the bottom here.
Evans winds up and cracks Harrison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harrison is looking to control Evans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harrison avoid being mounted?
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back.
Harrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back.
Evans is looking for a kimura here.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back.
Evans working over Harrison with some ground and pound. Harrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
Harrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Harrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Evans fails to land the takedown.
Harrison lands with a straight right. Evans didn't see that one coming.
Harrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Evans, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jean Luc Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison scores with a nice strike.
Evans shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harrison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Harrison trying to control the position.
Harrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Evans should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Harrison has tightened it up now! Evans should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jean Luc Harrison!
After winning the bout, Jean Luc Harrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikuru Asakura (ranked 2642 p4p, 1969 weight class) and Kim Jung Bin (ranked 212 p4p, 158 weight class). Mikuru Asakura had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikuru Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Jung Bin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung Bin has Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.
Jung Bin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Asakura is trying to trip Jung Bin. He has hold of a leg but Jung Bin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Asakura persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jung Bin has Asakura pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Jung Bin 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung Bin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asakura.
Jung Bin is pulling down on Asakura's head. It's preventing any offense from Asakura, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jung Bin is on top in guard.
Jung Bin looking to pass the guard.
Jung Bin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Asakura working for a triangle but Jung Bin defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jung Bin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Asakura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jung Bin postures up and lands a big shot to Asakura's brow.
Asakura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jung Bin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jung Bin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jung Bin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jung Bin wants to control from the top but Asakura keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jung Bin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jung Bin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Asakura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jung Bin is stalling in the full guard.
Jung Bin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Asakura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jung Bin on the ground.
Jung Bin landing some decent shots from guard.
Jung Bin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jung Bin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jung Bin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jung Bin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung Bin stands up over Asakura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung Bin landing with the ground and pound.
Jung Bin trying to control the position from guard on top but Asakura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung Bin scoring with some ground and pound.
Jung Bin passes into half guard.
Asakura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jung Bin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Asakura is trying to control but can't.
Jung Bin drops an elbow to the side of Asakura's head.
Jung Bin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Asakura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Asakura is rocked!
Jung Bin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Asakura is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asakura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jung Bin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jung Bin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Asakura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Jung Bin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is looking to control Jung Bin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asakura avoid being mounted?
Jung Bin lands a big elbow - Asakura is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jung Bin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jung Bin!
A victorious Kim Jung Bin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tembakan Pasti (ranked 1639 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Jordan Carrillo (ranked 194 p4p, 206 weight class). Tembakan Pasti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tembakan Pasti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Carrillo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasti misses with a body shot.
Carrillo throws out a loose jab but Pasti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pasti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carrillo cracks Pasti with a good jab.
Pasti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carrillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pasti throws a series of strikes that have Carrillo backpedaling.
A jab lands there for Pasti.
Jordan Carrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pasti lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasti slips a jab from Carrillo.
Carrillo throws an off balance right hand
letting Pasti counter with a right hand.
Pasti closes the distance and clinches.
Pasti lands an elbow inside that Carrillo shrugs off.
Carrillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pasti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carrillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Carrillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pasti backwards.
Pasti pushes off an throws an elbow but Carrillo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pasti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pasti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pasti fails to land.
Carrillo pushes Pasti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carrillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pasti prevents a body shot from Carrillo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pasti throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Carrillo fails to land.
Pasti prevents a body shot from Carrillo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pasti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carrillo's brow.
Carrillo scores with a shot to the side of Pasti's head.
Nice body punch from Carrillo - that landed with a thud.
Pasti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pasti 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.
Carrillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carrillo.
Carrillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasti tries to work over Carrillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pasti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carrillo's elbow.
Carrillo lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pasti throws an elbow but misses.
Pasti misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pasti throws an elbow that misses.
Pasti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carrillo avoids it.
Carrillo lands a shoulder strike.
Pasti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carrillo scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Carrillo.
Pasti is breathing heavily.
Carrillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pasti takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pasti.
A short right from Carrillo on the inside.
Pasti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carrillo blocks an elbow strike.
Carrillo misses with the head strike.
Pasti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pasti.
Carrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pasti blocks a body shot from Carrillo.
Pasti working aggressively here.
Pasti throws a punch but it's blocked by Carrillo.
Carrillo lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carrillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carrillo can't find room to land a body shot as Pasti controls the action.
Carrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carrillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pasti controls his hands.
Pasti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pasti.
Pasti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carrillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carrillo blocking some punches.
Carrillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Carrillo.
Pasti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pasti misses with a punch on the inside.
Carrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Carrillo.
Carrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carrillo misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasti working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pasti backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pasti.
Pasti misses with some punches.
Pasti tries to land knees in the clinch but Carrillo avoids the damage to the body.
Carrillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pasti misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Carrillo.
Carrillo lands a shoulder strike.
Carrillo blocks an uppercut.
Pasti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pasti blocks an uppercut.
Pasti blocking some punches.
Carrillo lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pasti.
Carrillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pasti backwards.
Pasti is rocked!
Carrillo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carrillo pushes Pasti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carrillo.
Carrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pasti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pasti misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Carrillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carrillo sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Pasti's defenses. It connects perfectly with Pasti's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jordan Carrillo!
A relieved looking Jordan Carrillo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tashi Tsering (ranked 3292 p4p, 1310 weight class) and Artyom Kozlov (ranked 108 p4p, 61 weight class). Tashi Tsering has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tashi Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tashi Tsering has been cut.
Kozlov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tsering misses with a takedown
and Kozlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov lands an uppercut, right on the button! Tsering 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 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artyom Kozlov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rinya Nakamura (ranked 2363 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Juliusz Binkowski (ranked 169 p4p, 123 weight class). Binkowski has chosen Walkę Mamy we Krwi as his entrance music. Juliusz Binkowski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rinya Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juliusz Binkowski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binkowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Binkowski showed some decent athleticism there.
Binkowski trying to control from half guard but Nakamura is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Binkowski seems to be working for a kimura but Nakamura defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Binkowski has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nakamura defend it? Binkowski steps over the head and cranks it - Nakamura is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Binkowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juliusz Binkowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kin Kon (ranked 1259 p4p, 2690 weight class) and Kai Asakura (ranked 109 p4p, 179 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kin Kon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura walks into a jab.
Kon 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.
Kon looking to score a takedown here. Asakura is defending well but Kon drives through and ends up in Asakura's guard.
Asakura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kon wants to control from the top but Asakura keeps moving.
Kon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asakura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Asakura told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kon postures up in Asakura's guard and throws a big left but Asakura blocks it.
Kon connects with a couple of short punches.
Kon is looking to work some ground and pound but Asakura has wrist control.
Kon postures up and lands a big shot to Asakura's brow.
Kon looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kon throws a big elbow that misses.
Kon throws an elbow that misses. Asakura uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kon's guard. Nice move by Asakura!
Asakura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kon looking for a guillotine here but Asakura defends easily.
Kon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asakura looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kon is on top in guard.
Kon chips away with some ground and pound.
Asakura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asakura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Asakura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kon's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kon 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.
Kon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Asakura defends it easily.
Kon wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Asakura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura gets to his feet - Kon follows without any prompting.
Asakura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asakura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asakura, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asakura manages to break the clinch.
Asakura connects with a body shot that sends Kon's belly button to the back.
Asakura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kon throws a shot from downtown. Asakura moves away and avoids it.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Kon moves out of range easily.
Kon misses with an uppercut.
Asakura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kai Asakura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kon misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Asakura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Asakura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Asakura defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Asakura
letting Kon counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura defending well as Kon loads up on a big left hand.
Kon misses with a looping left.
Kon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Asakura's half guard.
Asakura pushes Kon off and gets back to his feet.
Kon looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
Kon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kon tests Asakura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asakura throws a right hand that misses
and Kon counters with a nice uppercut.
Asakura looks to land a left hand but Kon moved out of range nicely.
Asakura misses with a hook. Kon ducked under it nicely.
Kon has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kin Kon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kon tests Asakura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 Asakura is rocked!
Kon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asakura can do to turn this around?
Kon throws a jab when Asakura was well out of range.
Kon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kon tries to clinch up.
Asakura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asakura throws a lazy head kick
and Kon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kon avoids the head kick by Asakura.
Kon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asakura throws a looping overhand right but Kon ducks down to avoid it.
Kon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asakura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura walks into a stiff left hand from Kon.
Asakura is still on wobbly legs! Can Kon finish him?
Kon looks to land a left hand but Asakura moved out of range nicely.
Asakura digs a good hook to Kon's body.
Asakura seems to have recovered his senses.
Asakura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kon cracks Asakura with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Asakura tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Asakura is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kin Kon!
Kin Kon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommaso Montanti (ranked 735 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Furdas Turngemaxt (ranked 92 p4p, 184 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tommaso Montanti has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommaso Montanti seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommaso Montanti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Furdas Turngemaxt!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turngemaxt wants to clinch up but Montanti keeps it at a distance.
Turngemaxt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turngemaxt has Montanti up against the cage in a clinch.
Turngemaxt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turngemaxt misses with an elbow over the top.
Montanti breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turngemaxt closes the distance and clinches.
Turngemaxt's coach down at Gym To Nica was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turngemaxt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turngemaxt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turngemaxt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turngemaxt throws a head punch that misses.
Montanti takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tommaso Montanti has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turngemaxt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turngemaxt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turngemaxt misses with some punches.
Turngemaxt lands a nice shot to the body.
Turngemaxt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turngemaxt throws a punch but it's blocked by Montanti.
Montanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Turngemaxt.
Turngemaxt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Montanti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turngemaxt finds it's way round the side to connect with Montanti's head.
Turngemaxt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montanti throws a leg kick
and Turngemaxt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Montanti's guard.
Montanti pushes Turngemaxt off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turngemaxt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turngemaxt throws a hook but Montanti blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Montanti misses the target.
Turngemaxt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turngemaxt throws a poor cross that misses
and Montanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montanti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turngemaxt misses with a hook
and Turngemaxt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turngemaxt wants to clinch.
Montanti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turngemaxt scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montanti misses with a straight left.
Turngemaxt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montanti counters with a stiff right hand.
Turngemaxt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montanti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montanti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turngemaxt just manages to avoid it.
Turngemaxt misses with a hook
and Montanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turngemaxt throws the left hand but Montanti avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Furdas Turngemaxt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Montanti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turngemaxt ducks right into an uppercut from Montanti.
Turngemaxt is rocked!
Turngemaxt swings widly with a right hand
and Montanti counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Turngemaxt off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Montanti follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Turngemaxt was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommaso Montanti!
Tommaso Montanti retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hernando Villalobos (ranked 3059 p4p, 830 weight class) and Motum Vakana (ranked 304 p4p, 90 weight class). Villalobos comes to the cage accompanied by El Sonidito. Hernando Villalobos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hernando Villalobos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Motum Vakana!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Villalobos.
Vakana slaps away a takedown attempt from Villalobos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Villalobos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vakana to score with a decent uppercut.
Vakana lands a jab to the nose.
Villalobos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vakana throws a series of punches but Villalobos avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Villalobos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vakana blocks a head kick by Villalobos.
Villalobos misses with a double jab.
Hernando Villalobos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villalobos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vakana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Villalobos misses with the combination.
Villalobos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vakana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vakana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vakana struggles to land a body shot inside as Villalobos controls his hands.
Villalobos lands with a short shot to the head.
Villalobos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vakana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vakana cracks Villalobos with a good jab.
Villalobos looks for a takedown but Vakana sprawls well.
Vakana is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Villalobos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villalobos throws a head kick but Vakana moves out of range.
Villalobos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villalobos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Villalobos swings widly with a right hand
and Vakana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villalobos misses with a hook. Vakana ducked under it nicely.
Vakana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villalobos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villalobos looks to land a left hand but Vakana moved out of range nicely.
Villalobos gets tackled into the cage by Vakana. Vakana maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Villalobos jumps guard but Vakana turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vakana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Vakana has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Villalobos digs a right hand into Vakana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vakana's gas tank.
Villalobos pulls guard effortlessly.
Vakana trying to control the position from guard on top but Villalobos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villalobos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vakana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vakana throwing strikes but missing.
Vakana slips nicely into half guard.
Villalobos moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakana postures up.
Vakana throws a big right hand that misses.
Vakana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Villalobos has his feet on Vakana's thighs here. He's pushed Vakana off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vakana screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hernando Villalobos!
Hernando Villalobos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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