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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dio Smyth (ranked 5107 p4p, 486 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 5229 p4p, 491 weight class). Smyth comes into the arena with Number of the Beast- Iron Maiden blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dio Smyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smyth looks to land a combination but Moxley avoids it well.
Smyth tries for a takedown but Moxley circles away easily
and Moxley counters with a straight right hand.
Smyth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moxley counters with a straight right hand.
Smyth misses with a series of wild punches.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smyth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moxley's waist but Moxley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smyth off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dio Smyth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smyth misses with a jab to the body
and Moxley counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smyth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moxley cracks Smyth with an open hand slap.
A left lands for Moxley.
Smyth fails with the takedown
and Moxley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth wants to clinch but Moxley slips to the side
and Moxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dio Smyth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smyth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moxley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smyth is breathing heavily.
Smyth tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Moxley counter with a right hand.
Moxley with a jab.
Smyth has his takedown stuffed
and Moxley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moxley cracks Smyth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moxley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smyth tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Moxley to counter with a crisp jab.
Smyth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smyth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Moxley catches Smyth right on the button with a cross.
Smyth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moxley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Moxley.
Donk. Moxley catches Smyth right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Moxley.
Moxley lands a really nice looking cross but Smyth seems unphased.
Moxley's corner calls for a 1-2. Moxley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moxley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smyth is rocked!
Moxley cracks Smyth with a hook to the temple - Smyth is on wobbly legs here! Moxley swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Smyth falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Moxley wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Georges Moxley!
Dio Smyth was interviewed post fight and said 'That guy was tough. Respect to him. I'm not done though.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pradak Kingstar (ranked 6637 p4p, 391 weight class) and Janus Hassildor (ranked 3764 p4p, 290 weight class). Pradak Kingstar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pradak Kingstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janus Hassildor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassildor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingstar throws a lazy right hand but Hassildor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Hassildor.
Hassildor slips under a jab from Kingstar.
Hassildor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingstar.
Hassildor is looking to clinch.
Hassildor misses with a wild combination.
Hassildor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hassildor misses the jab.
Hassildor jabs Kingstar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hassildor throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingstar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingstar. Hassildor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingstar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingstar misses with a body shot.
Hassildor slips under a jab from Kingstar.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassildor misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hassildor coming out on top.
Hassildor misses with an uppercut. Kingstar saw that one coming.
Kingstar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kingstar misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Kingstar misses.
Hassildor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassildor misses with a hook. Kingstar ducked under it nicely.
Hassildor connects with a crisp jab.
Kingstar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hassildor misses with a looping left.
Hassildor scores with a punch to the head.
Hassildor wants to clinch up but Kingstar keeps it at a distance.
Hassildor slips under a jab.
Hassildor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kingstar takes a swing at Hassildor's ribcage but misses.
Kingstar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hassildor in his tracks.
Kingstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassildor manages to avoid it.
Hassildor throws a jab when Kingstar was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hassildor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassildor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Kingstar.
Hassildor tries to bum rush Kingstar with a series of wild strikes but Kingstar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingstar ducks under a wild hook from Hassildor.
Hassildor moves out of range as Kingstar strikes.
Kingstar staying out of range there.
Kingstar throws a looping overhand right but Hassildor ducks down to avoid it.
Janus Hassildor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingstar misses with a wild combination.
Hassildor lands with a right hand.
Hassildor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassildor wants to clinch.
Kingstar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar misses the jab.
Hassildor throws an off balance right hand
and Kingstar counters with a stiff right hand.
Hassildor throws a lazy right hand but Kingstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hassildor slips under a jab from Kingstar.
Hassildor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingstar counters with a straight right hand.
Kingstar throws the left hand but Hassildor avoids the punch easily.
Kingstar throws a big shot that misses.
Kingstar sets himself, and Hassildor steps forward looking for the clinch! Kingstar avoids it this time.
A big right from Hassildor misses.
Kingstar throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassildor throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingstar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hassildor thinking.
Kingstar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingstar just misses with a punch to the body.
Hassildor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingstar.
Kingstar throws a body punch but Hassildor moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar throws a lazy right hand but Hassildor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hassildor throws a jab when Kingstar was well out of range.
Hassildor misses with a shot to the body
and Kingstar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingstar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassildor throws a series of punches but Kingstar avoids them all with ease.
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!
Hassildor slips a jab from Kingstar.
Kingstar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hassildor throws a hook to the side of Kingstar's head but Kingstar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassildor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingstar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingstar connects with a single shot there.
Kingstar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingstar. Hassildor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hassildor ducks under a wild hook from Kingstar.
Hassildor misses with a straight left.
Hassildor looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingstar is just out of range.
Hassildor misses with a hook. Kingstar ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassildor misses the target.
Hassildor throws a hook but Kingstar avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pradak Kingstar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kingstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassildor manages to avoid it.
Hassildor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hassildor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hassildor looks to throw the jab but Kingstar is out of range.
Hassildor throws the left hand but Kingstar avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Kingstar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hassildor.
Hassildor 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.
Kingstar swings for the body but Hassildor moves out of range.
Kingstar sets himself, and Hassildor steps forward looking for the clinch! Kingstar avoids it this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Hassildor as he connects with a hook.
Kingstar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingstar misses with a hook.
Kingstar sets himself, and Hassildor steps forward looking for the clinch! Kingstar avoids it this time.
Hassildor misses with an uppercut.
Hassildor walks into a left hand.
Hassildor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingstar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hassildor defending well as Kingstar loads up on a big left hand.
Kingstar ducks under a wild hook from Hassildor.
Hassildor misses the jab.
Kingstar defending well as Hassildor loads up on a big left hand.
Kingstar lands with a hook. Hassildor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Kingstar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kingstar.
Kingstar throws a hook but Hassildor blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassildor is just out of range.
Kingstar scores with a shot to the body.
Kingstar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hassildor on the side of the head.
Hassildor is looking to clinch.
Hassildor looks to land a left hand but Kingstar moved out of range nicely.
Kingstar's corner calls for a 1-2. Kingstar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hassildor tries to clinch but Kingstar is having none of it.
Kingstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassildor manages to avoid it.
Hassildor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingstar counters with a right hand to the body.
Hassildor throws an off balance right hand
and Kingstar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kingstar misses with a hook. Hassildor ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Hassildor misses.
Hassildor is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hassildor slips a straight right by Kingstar.
Kingstar throws a hook but Hassildor blocks it.
Hassildor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hassildor takes the fight into the clinch.
Hassildor cracks Kingstar with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kingstar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassildor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Hassildor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hassildor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassildor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hassildor.
Kingstar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingstar misses with the head strike.
Hassildor misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hassildor blocking some punches.
Hassildor lands a shoulder strike.
Hassildor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hassildor is trying to pull guard but Kingstar has him pressed against the cage.
Hassildor tries a body shot but Kingstar blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hassildor fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hassildor.
Kingstar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hassildor's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kingstar.
Kingstar throws a head punch that misses.
Hassildor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Kingstar.
Kingstar blocks a body shot from Hassildor.
Kingstar lands a right hand.
Kingstar misses with some punches.
Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hassildor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hassildor misses with a punch to the body.
Hassildor blocks an uppercut.
Hassildor lands with a light punch inside.
Hassildor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hassildor tries to pull guard but Kingstar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hassildor.
Janus Hassildor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hassildor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hassildor misses with some punches.
Hassildor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingstar misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Kingstar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingstar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kingstar misses with the head strike.
Kingstar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hassildor slips under a jab from Kingstar.
Hassildor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kingstar throws a hook but Hassildor avoids it easily.
Kingstar throws an overhand right that lands on Hassildor's shoulder, as Hassildor tries to avoid the shot.
Hassildor swings widly with a right hand
and Kingstar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hassildor misses with an uppercut
and Kingstar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hassildor moves away from the strike by Kingstar.
Kingstar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pradak Kingstar is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingstar misses with a double jab.
A big right from Hassildor misses.
Kingstar throwing a counter right hand but Hassildor manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hassildor.
Hassildor misses with a looping right.
Kingstar misses with a looping right.
Kingstar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassildor moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pradak Kingstar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hassildor lands a lovely overhand right.
Hassildor tries to bum rush Kingstar with a series of wild strikes but Kingstar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hassildor throws out a loose jab but Kingstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hassildor cracks Kingstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kingstar is rocked!
Hassildor flashes Kingstar a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kingstar's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kingstar crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Hassildor punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Janus Hassildor!
An out of breath Janus Hassildor 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Lima (ranked 7124 p4p, 467 weight class) and Torkel Bystrom (ranked 3488 p4p, 330 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malaki Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bystrom throws a body shot but no joy.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bystrom.
Bystrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lima drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bystrom is trying to control Lima's posture but Lima avoids it.
Lima prevents Bystrom from escaping the position.
Bystrom taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lima 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.
Lima tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lima 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.
Bystrom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bystrom can't do much from the bottom here.
Lima prevents Bystrom from escaping the position.
Lima working away.
Bystrom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lima.
Lima in the domination position with Bystrom hanging on.
Bystrom struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lima tries to advance to mount but Bystrom denies him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bystrom is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lima off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bystrom is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is keeping busy.
Good control from Bystrom.
It looks like Bystrom might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lima can't escape the position.
Good control from Bystrom.
Bystrom controlling well, preventing Lima from escaping the position.
Bystrom has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torkel Bystrom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bystrom enables Lima to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bystrom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lima postures up in Bystrom's guard and throws a big left but Bystrom blocks it.
Malaki Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lima looking to pass the guard.
Bystrom working a defensive guard here.
Bystrom has his hands on Lima's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Bystrom 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Bystrom.
Lima postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bystrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bystrom misses with a wild body shot.
Bystrom swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bystrom enables Lima to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bystrom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bystrom working a defensive guard here.
Lima is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lima slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bystrom is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima avoids the attempt from Bystrom to control.
Bystrom is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lima is staying active.
Bystrom might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lima haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima lands a big shot there that rocks Bystrom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lima looking to finish with strikes here!
Bystrom tries to lock up and control but Lima gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bystrom tries to reverse the position but Lima maintains control.
Bystrom tries to hold on but Lima pushes him away.
Bystrom is working to get back to half guard.
Bystrom keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bystrom's face.
Bystrom is rocked!
Lima connects with a bit shot that sees Bystrom covering up! More strikes from Lima and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lima is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malaki Lima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Blaze (ranked 5216 p4p, 480 weight class) and Tony Tiger (ranked 6118 p4p, 528 weight class). Tony Tiger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze instigates a clinch.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Tiger works on Blaze's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Blaze.
Tiger can't break the clinch.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blaze prevents Tiger from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tiger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaze.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Blaze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaze has Tiger pressed against the cage, preventing Tiger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Blaze avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaze.
Blaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Tiger has had enough of the clinch but Blaze keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Blaze misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Blaze.
Tiger blocking some punches.
Tiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Good body shot from Blaze.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Blaze.
Blaze pushes Tiger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaze.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Tiger is rocked!
Blaze misses with some punches.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
Tiger is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaze finish him?
Blaze dips a shoulder and cracks Tiger with a mighty uppercut! Tiger falls back against the cage and Blaze unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tiger is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blaze screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Blaze!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Tennant (ranked 7157 p4p, 470 weight class) and Skender Baruti (ranked 2553 p4p, 274 weight class). Skender Baruti will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Skender Baruti!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baruti staying out of range there.
Baruti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tennant throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baruti, right into the meat.
Tennant blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baruti, right into the meat.
Baruti lands with a kick to the temple. Tennant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Doctor Tennant has been cut.
A head kick misses from Baruti.
Baruti dodges the punch combination from Tennant.
Baruti throws a counter combo.
Baruti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tennant.
Tennant throws a sloppy body shot
and Baruti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tennant swings for the body but Baruti moves out of range.
Tennant looks to land a left hand but Baruti moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tennant.
Baruti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baruti tries to clinch
letting Tennant counter with a right hand.
Baruti swats away the attempt to clinch by Tennant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baruti finds it's way round the side to connect with Tennant's head.
Tennant blocks a head kick by Baruti.
Some wild striking there from Baruti.
Baruti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tennant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skender Baruti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tennant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Tennant misses.
Baruti lands with a slapping head kick.
Tennant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baruti slips under a jab.
Baruti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baruti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tennant tries to close the distance and clinch but Baruti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tennant takes a swing at Baruti's ribcage but misses.
Baruti lands a two punch combo.
Baruti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baruti looks to land a body kick but Tennant moved away.
Tennant swings for the body but Baruti moves out of range.
Tennant lands a jab to the head.
Baruti scores with a nice head shot.
Tennant loads up on a big right hand but Baruti slips the punch.
Baruti keeps the fight on the outside.
Tennant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Tennant misses the target.
Tennant throws a hook but Baruti avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tennant misses the target.
Baruti flicks out a counter leg kick but Tennant steps away.
Baruti avoids the body shot from Tennant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tennant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Baruti - just one landing.
Tennant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baruti connects with a leg kick. Tennant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baruti clinches.
Tennant misses with a punch on the inside.
Tennant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baruti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tennant.
Baruti scores with a shot to the side of Tennant's head.
Baruti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tennant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tennant is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baruti's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Baruti lands with a light punch inside.
Tennant tries to throw a body punch but Baruti avoids it by throwing Tennant back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Baruti as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baruti lands an uppercut.
Baruti misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baruti misses with some punches.
Baruti throws a punch but it's blocked by Tennant.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tennant.
Tennant tries to work over Baruti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tennant tries to work over Baruti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baruti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tennant misses with some punches.
Baruti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baruti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tennant misses with a wild body shot.
Baruti takes one to the side of the head.
Baruti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baruti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baruti slips a jab from Tennant.
Baruti throws a hook but Tennant blocks it.
Tennant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baruti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tennant scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baruti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skender Baruti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Tennant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tennant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baruti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tennant.
Baruti has closed the distance and engaged Tennant in a clinch.
Baruti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tennant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baruti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baruti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tennant's calf.
Tennant blocks a head kick by Baruti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Baruti.
Baruti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tennant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Skender Baruti has been cut.
Baruti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tennant will feel that in the morning.
Tennant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baruti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant misses with an uppercut. Baruti saw that one coming.
Baruti slips under a jab from Tennant.
Tennant throws a right hand that misses
and Baruti counters with a left to the body.
Tennant tries to clinch but Baruti moves out of range.
Baruti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tennant counters with a left and a right that stings Baruti.
Tennant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baruti counters with a straight right hand.
Baruti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baruti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tennant just misses with a punch to the body.
Baruti sizes up Tennant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baruti ducks under a wild hook from Tennant.
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!
Baruti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baruti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baruti throws a body punch but Tennant moves out of range.
Tennant takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baruti swats away the attempt to clinch by Tennant.
Baruti closes the distance but Tennant moves to the side
and Tennant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tennant takes one to the side of the head.
Tennant throws a jab when Baruti was well out of range.
Tennant throws a nice looking combination but Baruti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tennant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tennant tries to clinch
and Baruti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Baruti as he connects with a hook.
Tennant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baruti.
Baruti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tennant tries to work over Baruti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baruti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tennant seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baruti can turn it around.
Baruti blocks a body shot from Tennant.
Tennant throws a punch but it's blocked by Baruti.
Baruti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Tennant fails to land.
Baruti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baruti scoring well with a low kick there.
Baruti lands a head shot.
Baruti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baruti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tennant has Baruti up against the cage in a clinch.
Baruti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baruti lands with a slapping head kick.
Baruti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baruti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tennant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baruti defending well as Tennant loads up on a big left hand.
Skender Baruti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baruti punishes Tennant's body with a nice straight punch.
Tennant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baruti.
Baruti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tennant swats away the attempt to clinch by Baruti.
Tennant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tennant misses with a lunging right hand
and Baruti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tennant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tennant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tennant blocks a head kick by Baruti.
Tennant misses the jab.
A combination from Tennant does no damage.
Baruti ducks under a wild hook from Tennant.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baruti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skender Baruti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tennant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baruti connects with a solid leg kick.
Baruti staying out of range there.
Tennant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tennant looks to score with a jab to the body but Baruti is just out of range.
Baruti misses with a double jab.
Baruti lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Tennant misses.
Baruti throws an overhand right that lands on Tennant's shoulder, as Tennant tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Tennant.
Baruti throws a head kick that misses.
Baruti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tennant misses with a hook. Baruti ducked under it nicely.
Baruti ducks under a wild hook from Tennant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baruti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tennant doesn't seem bothered though.
Baruti misses with a series of wild punches.
Tennant seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tennant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baruti moves away from the strike by Tennant.
Tennant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baruti has closed the distance and engaged Tennant in a clinch.
Tennant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tennant lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tennant.
Baruti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tennant. Baruti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tennant misses with a combination
and Baruti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doctor Tennant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skender Baruti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baruti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tennant throwing a counter right hand but Baruti manages to avoid it.
Baruti scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baruti lands with an overhand left.
Tennant throws a jab when Baruti was well out of range.
Baruti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Baruti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tennant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tennant misses with a straight left.
Tennant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tennant misses with a body shot.
Baruti drives through and clinches with Tennant against the cage.
Skender Baruti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tennant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tennant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tennant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tennant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baruti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tennant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baruti backwards.
Tennant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tennant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tennant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tennant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baruti.
Tennant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baruti avoids it.
Tennant misses with a punch to the body.
Tennant tries to throw a body punch but Baruti avoids it by throwing Tennant back against the cage.
Tennant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baruti throws a punch but it's blocked by Tennant.
Baruti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baruti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tennant has time to react.
Baruti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Tennant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tennant thuds a left hand into Baruti's body.
Tennant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tennant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baruti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baruti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tennant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tennant avoids the head kick by Baruti.
Tennant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tennant looks to land a left hand but Baruti moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Baruti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tennant doesn't seem phased though.
Tennant moves in looking to clinch but Baruti pushes him off.
Tennant throws a hook but Baruti blocks it.
Tennant connects with a looping right hand.
Tennant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baruti.
The fighters circling - Tennant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tennant misses with an uppercut
and Tennant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tennant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skender Baruti.
I've got Baruti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skender Baruti!
After the big win, Skender Baruti made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Thomspon 90% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Lima (ranked 4190 p4p, 370 weight class) and Steve Roach (ranked 3686 p4p, 346 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Roach!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima tries to clinch
and Roach makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lima looks to clinch
and Roach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima shoots and misses
and Roach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lima thinking.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roach counters with a stiff right hand.
Roach bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lima looks to clinch
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima misses with an uppercut.
Roach thinks about the counter body kick.
Roach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roach did well to prevent Lima getting side control.
Lima lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roach wants to control but Lima is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Lima there.
Roach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lima scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima thows a huge punch but Roach dodges it nicely.
Lima is looking for a kimura but Roach is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lima to get the leverage.
Roach is trying to stand.
Lima not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lima throwing shots but Roach is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Roach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roach is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Roach pushes Lima off but Lima dives into side control.
Roach is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lima's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Roach wants to get back to full guard.
Lima is looking for a kimura but Roach is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lima to get the leverage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roach tries to kick Lima off but Lima keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lima content to control rather than advance.
Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
Lima trying to pass the guard but Roach defending well.
Lima decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Marcelinho Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick
letting Roach counter with a right hand.
Lima tries for a takedown but Roach circles away easily
and Roach counters with a nice uppercut.
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roach counters with a stiff right hand.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lima has his takedown stuffed
and Roach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Roach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roach dodges the punch combination from Lima.
Despite the aggression on Roach's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Roach. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lima scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lima controlling from side mount.
Lima prevents Roach from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima trying to control the position but Roach is working away.
Lima working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Roach is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lima trying to control the action but Roach is working from the bottom.
Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roach knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marcelinho Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Roach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roach is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lima throws a strike aimed at the side of Roach's head but Roach avoids it well.
Roach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roach pushes Lima away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lima gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lima wants to control but Roach is keeping him busy.
Lima decides to stand back up. Lima steps back and let's Roach get back to his feet.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roach leaves Lima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lima crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roach - the referee stops the clock and Lima gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roach. Lima manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a takedown
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima shoots and misses
and Roach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lima darts in looking for a takedown but Roach gets double underhooks and turns Lima into the cage.
Roach flicks out a counter leg kick but Lima steps away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lima misses with a takedown
and Roach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roach lands a body shot.
Lima tries to clinch but Roach is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to clinch but Roach slips to the side
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcelinho Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lima throws a head kick that misses
and Roach counters with a right hand to the body.
Lima looks to clinch
and Roach counters with a thumping low kick.
Lima has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lima with a poor takedown
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by Roach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Roach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Roach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lima.
Lima working the ground and pound but Roach is defending the strikes.
Lima looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roach is avoiding damage well.
Lima throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Roach manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lima's best efforts.
Roach is not content to let Lima control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach pushes Lima off and gets back to his feet.
Lima looks to clinch
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lima has his takedown stuffed
and Roach counters with a stiff right hand.
Roach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lima on the side of the head.
Roach scores with a jab to the head.
Lima with a poor takedown
and Roach counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roach cracks the inside of Lima's front leg.
Lima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcelinho Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a shot to the body
and Roach makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lima really felt that one!
Lima tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lima somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Roach misses.
Lima misses with a body shot.
Roach let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roach lands a nice shot that snaps Lima's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima shoots and misses
enabling Roach to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Roach to counter with a crisp jab.
Lima is rocked!
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roach counters with a huge right that knocks Lima out cold! Roach is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Roach!
Our winner, Steve Roach, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Sousa (ranked 2778 p4p, 302 weight class) and Arod Doyea (ranked 2978 p4p, 318 weight class). Sousa comes to the cage accompanied by Beat It. Doyea has chosen Doc Holiday - Volbeat as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arod Doyea!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyea takes a swing at Sousa's ribcage but misses.
Sousa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Doyea misses.
Sousa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sousa moves out of range as Doyea strikes.
A left and a right from Sousa both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Sousa does no damage.
Doyea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Joao Sousa has been cut.
Doyea is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doyea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyea doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sousa blocks a head kick by Doyea.
Sousa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyea throws out the jab.
Sousa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doyea's hands.
Sousa digs a good body shot into Doyea's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyea misses with a left hand
and Sousa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyea throws an overhand right that lands on Sousa's shoulder, as Sousa tries to avoid the shot.
Sousa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doyea throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea wants to break free but Sousa has control.
Sousa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Doyea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sousa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sousa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doyea is looking to improve his position.
Doyea is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyea is pressing down on Sousa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Doyea is looking to stand up but Sousa isn't so interested in that idea.
Doyea working for a triangle but Sousa defends it easily.
Sousa controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyea is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doyea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sousa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sousa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doyea is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sousa has his hands clasped together but Doyea extends and breaks Sousa's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Doyea.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arod Doyea!
An out of breath Arod Doyea 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 2137 p4p, 248 weight class) and Jorginho Marcelo (ranked 1445 p4p, 177 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. On his way into the cage it seems that Uri Gellar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Uri Gellar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorginho Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcelo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gellar as he avoids it easily.
Marcelo misses with a body shot
and Gellar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marcelo.
Gellar lands a nice hook to Marcelo's body. Marcelo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gellar drives through and clinches with Marcelo against the cage.
Gellar lands with a light punch inside.
Gellar scores with a shot to the side of Marcelo's head.
It looks like Jorginho Marcelo has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gellar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gellar.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Marcelo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gellar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Uri Gellar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Gellar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcelo is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gellar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcelo is still on wobbly legs! Can Gellar finish him?
Marcelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar lands with a left to the head.
Gellar prevents the takedown attempt.
Gellar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gellar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcelo misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar lands with a right to the head.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Gellar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcelo backwards.
Gellar throws a big uppercut that drops Marcelo! More strikes from Gellar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Marcelo lies dazed against the cage as Gellar celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uri Gellar!
A relieved looking Uri Gellar 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 793 p4p, 100 weight class) and Devon Malcolm (ranked 2030 p4p, 241 weight class). Akira Harada is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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166 lbs
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Malcolm!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malcolm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harada is fending him off so far but Malcolm persists. Nope, Harada circles away and we're back to standing.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Harada clinches up with Malcolm and pushes him back against the cage.
Harada looking to slow down the pace here.
Malcolm wants a takedown but no success here.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malcolm backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Malcolm.
Malcolm turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harada struggling a bit here.
Malcolm working the head with strikes.
Malcolm tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harada managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Malcolm.
Harada is looking to reverse the position.
Malcolm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malcolm throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malcolm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada defending against the ground and pound.
Malcolm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harada sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Malcolm working away.
Harada takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harada wants to control but Malcolm postures up.
Malcolm is trying to get an arm triangle but Harada is defending well.
Malcolm landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Malcolm.
Harada throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Malcolm crashes against the mat.
Malcolm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harada some visible discomfort.
Malcolm wants to control but Harada is keeping him busy.
Malcolm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Malcolm throws an elbow but Harada slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harada wants to control but Malcolm postures up.
Malcolm in side control lands a decent elbow.
Malcolm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harada is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malcolm is looking to take a break and control but Harada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harada taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada wants to control but Malcolm postures up.
Malcolm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harada sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harada defending against the ground and pound.
Malcolm trying to control the position but Harada is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Malcolm.
Malcolm landing strikes.
Malcolm wants to control but Harada is keeping him busy.
Malcolm misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Malcolm.
Harada tries to bench press Malcolm off him but Malcolm keeps the position.
Malcolm lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Malcolm.
Malcolm is looking to take a break and control but Harada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malcolm landing a few strikes.
Malcolm trying to control the position but Harada is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Malcolm.
Malcolm is working Harada over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malcolm working the ground and pound but Harada is defending the strikes.
Malcolm working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Malcolm grinds an elbow into Harada's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Malcolm dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Harada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malcolm. Malcolm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harada throws a right hand that Malcolm ducks under and follows up with a left that Malcolm also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Malcolm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malcolm swats away the attempt to clinch by Harada.
Malcolm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malcolm swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Malcolm slips the punch.
Malcolm lands an overhand right.
Malcolm tries to move into range but Harada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malcolm scores with a counter punch that sends Harada to the canvas! Malcolm smells blood - he's punishing Harada with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Harada has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Malcolm!
Devon Malcolm decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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