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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Divine Bald One (ranked 3409 p4p, 2804 weight class) and Pensacola Sation (ranked 351 p4p, 295 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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188 cm 25 192 1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 190 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Dangerous knees Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Divine Bald One! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pensacola Sation! The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bald One throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sation.
It looks like Pensacola Sation has been cut.
Sation lands a big head kick that sends Bald One tumbling to the mat! Sation takes a step backwards and waves Bald One back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bald One is rocked!
It looks like Divine Bald One has been cut. Bald One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sation. Bald One moves in looking to clinch but Sation pushes him off. Bald One throws a lazy uppercut
and Sation counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bald One! Sation lets Bald One back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Oh Bald One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jab from Bald One. Bald One takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bald One seems to have got his legs back now. Bald One throws a head kick that misses. Sation misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Bald One wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Sation has knocked Bald One down with a huge combo! Sation steps away and waves a wobbly Bald One back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Sation looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Sation drops his hands momentarily and Bald One takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sation gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bald One gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Divine Bald One! Divine Bald One thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cannon Brady (ranked 3031 p4p, 25910 weight class) and China Adesanya (ranked 319 p4p, 469 weight class). Cannon Brady has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 cm 25 198 2 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt Great elbows Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cannon Brady! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, China Adesanya! The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady clinches up against the cage. Adesanya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brady is keeping busy. Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya. Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Adesanya avoids a wild elbow strike from Brady. Brady unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brady throws a head punch that misses. Adesanya wants to get back to striking at distance but Brady won't allow it.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brady lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off.
It looks like China Adesanya has been cut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Brady. Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
Brady lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Brady landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brady scores with an uppercut up the middle. Brady misses with a short punch on the inside. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Brady tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A shot in the inside from Brady.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Adesanya tries to work over Brady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Brady blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands a shot to the body. Brady blocks the elbow strike.
Adesanya swings wildly with an uppercut but Brady uses good head movement to avoid it. Adesanya lands a body shot. Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Adesanya trying to stall but Brady improves his position.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head. Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya has Brady pressed against the cage.
Brady blocks a body shot from Adesanya. Brady pushes off an throws an elbow but Adesanya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Brady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow. Adesanya wants a takedown but no success here.
Brady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Brady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Brady misses with the head strike.
Adesanya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adesanya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Adesanya scores with a nice short uppercut. 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! Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it. Brady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards. With the fighters up against the cage, Brady throws an elbow but misses. Brady scores with a shoulder strike. Brady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Adesanya gets through Brady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Brady lands a shoulder strike.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
Brady closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Brady lands a hook to the side of the head. Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands an elbow inside that Brady shrugs off. Brady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
Adesanya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady closes the distance and clinches. Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Adesanya struggles to land a body shot inside as Brady controls his hands.
Adesanya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brady has him pressed against the cage. Adesanya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brady working aggressively here.
Brady misses with the head strike.
Brady lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it. Brady looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Adesanya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Nice elbow from Brady. Adesanya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brady.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Adesanya throws an elbow that misses.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Cannon Brady has been cut. Adesanya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brady backwards. Adesanya blocks an elbow strike. Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya. Brady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head. Brady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head. A right hook to the body lands for Adesanya.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya. Adesanya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brady's elbow. Brady keeps control of Adesanya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Adesanya blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Brady. Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brady prevents it.
Cannon Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of China Adesanya. With the fighters up against the cage, Brady throws an elbow but misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cannon Brady dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brady moves in looking to clinch but Adesanya pushes him off. Brady moves in looking to clinch but Adesanya pushes him off.
Adesanya drives through with a takedown into Brady's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brady has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Adesanya has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. A short uppercut from Brady. Adesanya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brady backwards. Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Adesanya lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A short left from Adesanya. Adesanya blocks an elbow strike. Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya. Brady lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Adesanya blocks an elbow strike. Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Brady. Brady throws an elbow but it misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Adesanya lands a nice elbow. Brady prevents a body shot from Adesanya. A short right from Adesanya. With the fighters up against the cage, Brady throws an elbow but misses. Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
Brady lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Brady working aggressively here.
Adesanya taking a breather. Brady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brady scores with an uppercut up the middle. Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya. Adesanya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A nice left hand lands by Brady.
Brady misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brady. Adesanya looking to slow down the pace here. A nice left hand lands by Adesanya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Adesanya takes an elbow to the temple.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Brady misses with a short punch on the inside. Brady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adesanya's efforts to push away. A nice glancing elbow lands by Brady. Adesanya looking to stall.
Brady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards. Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Brady throws a head punch that misses. Brady misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land. Adesanya takes an elbow to the temple. Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but Brady keeps him there for the moment. A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land. Adesanya slowing the pace effectively. Cannon Brady has scored more points in the clinch so far. Adesanya lands with a short head shot on the inside. Adesanya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brady after a bit of a struggle. Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Adesanya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adesanya is looking to control Brady's arms but Brady gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adesanya has his back to the cage. Brady unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adesanya is breathing heavily. Still in the clinch, Brady scores with a nice short uppercut. Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya throws a punch but it's blocked by Brady. Brady lands with a light punch inside. Adesanya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Brady throws an elbow but it misses.
Brady lands a shoulder strike. Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Brady working some nice short punches in the clinch. Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady. A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya. Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brady. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Brady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around? A head punch blocked on the inside by Brady.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Brady lands an elbow just above Adesanya 's eye. Brady working some nice short punches in the clinch. Adesanya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it. Brady pushes off an throws an elbow but Adesanya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Brady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adesanya lands with a short shot to the head. Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Adesanya takes an elbow to the forehead. Brady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head. Brady lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off. Brady lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards. Brady has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brady misses with a hook from the clinch. Adesanya misses with a short punch on the inside. With the fighters up against the cage, Brady throws an elbow but misses. Brady crunches a lovely knee into Adesanya's ribcage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cannon Brady dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brady fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adesanya, pushing him back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya. Brady lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off. Brady struggles to land a body shot inside as Adesanya controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya. A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya. Adesanya takes a shot to the head. Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the forehead. Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it. Adesanya tries to break the clinch but Brady is controlling the position. Adesanya tries to work over Brady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Brady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adesanya is rocked! Brady looks to throw an elbow but misses. Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Brady finish him? Brady lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off. Still in the clinch, Brady scores with a nice short uppercut. Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards. Clinched against the cage, Brady lands a big elbow that drops Adesanya! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Adesanya is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cannon Brady! An out of breath Cannon Brady 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 Go Kaneko (ranked 3392 p4p, 2070 weight class) and Jon Ibarra (ranked 349 p4p, 227 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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BJJ White Belt Great elbows Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Go Kaneko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Ibarra! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ibarra scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kaneko ducks under a wild hook from Ibarra. Ibarra throws a big shot that misses. Kaneko misses the jab. Kaneko lands a right hook to the body.
Ibarra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaneko. Ibarra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ibarra just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kaneko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kaneko slips under a jab from Ibarra. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kaneko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibarra. Ibarra blocks a jab. Kaneko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ibarra lands a leg kick that knocks Kaneko off balance momentarily. Kaneko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kaneko throws an overhand right that lands on Ibarra's shoulder, as Ibarra tries to avoid the shot. A big left from Ibarra misses. Kaneko moves out of range of the body kick. Kaneko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Kaneko throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ibarra counter with a right hand. Ibarra bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Ibarra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kaneko moves into the clinch. Kaneko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ibarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaneko backwards. Kaneko lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jon Ibarra has been cut. A short right from Kaneko. Kaneko lands an elbow that stopped Ibarra in his tracks for a moment. Ibarra avoids the elbow strike from Kaneko, against the cage.
Kaneko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaneko lands with a short shot to the head. A shot in the inside from Kaneko. Kaneko scores with a shot to the side of Ibarra's head. Ibarra takes an elbow to the temple. Kaneko lands a damaging elbow.
Ibarra is rocked! Clinched against the cage, Kaneko lands a big elbow that drops Ibarra! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Ibarra is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Go Kaneko! Go Kaneko 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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