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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sanchez (ranked 23910 p4p, 23877 weight class) and Andrei Mirkovich (ranked 215 p4p, 229 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrei Mirkovich was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Mirkovich!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirkovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Mirkovich looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mirkovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mirkovich thinking.
Sanchez shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Mirkovich takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Sanchez sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Mirkovich bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Sanchez!
A less than humble Mark Sanchez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Praetorian (ranked 4266 p4p, 7313 weight class) and Jay Leno (ranked 492 p4p, 651 weight class). Praetorian comes to the cage accompanied by Azure Eagles Soaring. Jay Leno told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Praetorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Leno!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Leno.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Leno has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Leno throws a right hand that misses
and Praetorian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leno's knee momentarily.
Leno wants to clinch
and Praetorian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Praetorian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leno fails to land with a series of punches.
Leno feints a jab promting Praetorian to slip. Leno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Praetorian slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Ares Praetorian has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Praetorian circles away quickly and effectively.
Leno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leno throws a poor cross that misses
and Praetorian counters with a huge left! Leno is in big trouble! He's backing up but Praetorian isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Leno from any more damage. A dominating finish by Praetorian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ares Praetorian!
During a confident post fight interview, Ares Praetorian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gino Trecozze (ranked 7256 p4p, 2446 weight class) and Rob Gross (ranked 590 p4p, 279 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Dangerous GnP
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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 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Trecozze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Gross!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trecozze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trecozze lands in his opponent's guard.
Trecozze stopping the sweep attempt from Gross.
Gross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trecozze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gross controls Trecozze momentarily but Trecozze frees himself.
Trecozze thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing that Trecozze has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Trecozze advances position into side control!
Trecozze thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gross is trying to get back to half guard.
Trecozze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gross has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trecozze tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gross takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Trecozze is chipping away with strikes.
Gross tries to buck Trecozze off but Trecozze is having none of it.
Trecozze cracks Gross with a big right hand but Gross just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gross tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trecozze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trecozze tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trecozze has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gross is looking to reverse the position.
Trecozze wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gross, who protects the arm well.
Trecozze has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gross is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Trecozze yanks on the arm and Gross is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Trecozze.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gino Trecozze!
As Gino Trecozze got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yes guys!
Thanks Skull for this incredible fight.
Most of all I want to say thank you to all my supporters! I promise you the belt!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Blue Lou (ranked 2394 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Lars Bullock (ranked 114 p4p, 110 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blue Lou might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Meatloaf Bat outta hell. Lars Bullock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Big Blue Lou's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Blue Lou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue Lou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a front kick aimed at Bullock's knee but Bullock avoids it well.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bullock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue Lou circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue Lou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Blue Lou. No joy for Bullock on that attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blue Lou!
Blue Lou scores with a leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a leg kick but Bullock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blue Lou lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Lars Bullock has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Bullock blocks the low kick.
Bullock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blue Lou circles away.
Bullock checks a low kick from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou scoring well with a low kick there.
Blue Lou is looking to slow Bullock down with leg kicks.
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by Bullock or perhaps it was just good defense by Blue Lou, which made it look bad.
Big Blue Lou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Bullock.
Blue Lou delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Lou throws a leg kick but Bullock checks it.
Bullock checks a low kick from Blue Lou.
Bullock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blue Lou pinned against the cage. Blue Lou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blue Lou throws out a leg kick but Bullock moves out of range and Blue Lou only half commits.
Bullock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blue Lou throws a solid leg kick but Bullock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blue Lou.
A head kick misses from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blue Lou tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue Lou throws a head kick but Bullock moves out of range.
Blue Lou is breathing heavily.
Bullock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bullock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blue Lou tries to avoid it but Bullock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blue Lou to the ground. Blue Lou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bullock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bullock working Blue Lou over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Bullock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue Lou is controlling Bullock's trapped leg to prevent Bullock from advancing to side control.
Bullock winds up and cracks Blue Lou with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bullock lands a big elbow - Blue Lou is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bullock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Bullock!
Big Blue Lou spoke after the fight, saying 'fix i had me winning
im back to go train with paulie '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Voronov (ranked 1193 p4p, 1677 weight class) and Battle Avatar (ranked 175 p4p, 237 weight class). Avatar has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Battle Avatar!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Avatar. Beautiful body shot.
Voronov closes the distance and clinches.
Avatar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voronov wants to clinch but Avatar slips to the side
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Yuri Voronov has been cut.
A big left from Avatar misses.
Voronov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avatar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Avatar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Avatar throws a front kick aimed at Voronov's knee but Voronov avoids it well.
Avatar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Voronov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avatar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avatar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Avatar, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Voronov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Avatar lands a body punch.
Avatar is trying to break the clinch but Voronov has him pressed against the cage.
Voronov scores with a shot to the side of Avatar's head.
Voronov tries a body shot but Avatar blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avatar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avatar fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Voronov misses its target.
Voronov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Avatar.
Voronov wants to clinch.
Avatar throws a counter combo.
Voronov walks into a left hand.
Voronov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Avatar gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Battle Avatar!
Battle Avatar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Simmons (ranked 1599 p4p, 1331 weight class) and Full Time Panda (ranked 76 p4p, 65 weight class). The key to victory for Ben Simmons has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Full Time Panda!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panda.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simmons.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Simmons pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Panda avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Simmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda prevents Simmons from getting back to his feet.
Simmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simmons uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Panda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda slips under a jab.
Simmons connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simmons throws a big shot that misses.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
Panda misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Simmons misses the jab.
Panda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Panda tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it.
Panda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Panda showed some decent athleticism there.
Panda 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.
Simmons is trying to stand up here but Panda is controlling him well.
Simmons wants to stand back up but Panda manages to pass into side control.
Panda is putting a hurting on Simmons here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but Panda is dominant here and he's now got Simmons's back!
Simmons is trying to get back to his feet but Panda has full control of the position and if anything, Simmons has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Simmons's coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Simmons manages to escape to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Simmons.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
Simmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
Simmons throws a leg kick but Panda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Simmons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Panda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Full Time Panda has been cut.
Nice body punch from Simmons.
Panda is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panda manages to avoid it.
A jab from Simmons misses.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda slips under a jab from Simmons.
Panda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ben Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons motions for Panda to come forward. Simmons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Panda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Panda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panda misses with a takedown attempt
and Simmons counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Panda misses
and Simmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panda throws a one two combo.
Simmons swings for the body but Panda moves out of range.
Simmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmons is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Simmons throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Jab by Panda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a nice outside leg kick.
Simmons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Simmons misses.
Jab from Panda.
Panda misses with a left hand
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Panda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Simmons swings for the body but Panda moves out of range.
Jab from Simmons.
Simmons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 Panda is rocked!
Panda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ben Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simmons lands a big uppercut and Panda crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Panda looks OK. Simmons waves Panda back to his feet!
Panda is still on wobbly legs! Can Simmons finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmons walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Panda drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Simmons swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Panda's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Simmons!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 1515 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Alborz Mumu (ranked 72 p4p, 23 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickson Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva shoots and misses
and Mumu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Silva ! Mumu lets Silva back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mumu sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mumu finish him?
 Silva is rocked!
A jab from Mumu misses.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Mumu misses its intended target.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mumu sprawls and moves away.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Mumu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mumu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Mumu shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mumu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mumu counters with a left to the body.
Mumu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mumu rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
A short uppercut from Mumu.
Mumu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mumu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Mumu lands an uppercut.
Mumu pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Mumu scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu lands a shoulder strike.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva jumps guard but Mumu stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mumu pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mumu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu lands with a right to the head.
Mumu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mumu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mumu lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Mumu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva .
Silva jumps guard but Mumu stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mumu - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Mumu pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mumu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumu tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Mumu back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mumu.
Silva blocks a body shot from Mumu.
A right handed body shot lands from Mumu.
Mumu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Mumu.
A short uppercut from Mumu.
Mumu drops Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumu scores with a hook to the body.
Mumu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mumu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mumu.
Mumu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva tries to clinch up but Mumu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Silva to the mat! Silva covers up and Mumu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alborz Mumu!
After winning the bout, Alborz Mumu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Rickson Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'This was God's will.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 787 p4p, 805 weight class) and Jessy Dentler (ranked 34 p4p, 36 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dentler's choice of entrance music: Colter Wall - The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jessy Dentler!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullum takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Furnum Pullum has been cut.
A shot to the body from Pullum misses
and Dentler counters with a stiff right hand.
Dentler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pullum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dentler thinking.
Pullum throws a right and a left that Dentler avoids nicely.
Dentler cracks Pullum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pullum is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dentler's half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pullum connects with a nice short shot to Dentler's temple.
We've been hearing good reports from Pullum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pullum is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dentler is doing well to control the position and prevent Pullum from advancing to side control.
Pullum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pullum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dentler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pullum.
Pullum is looking to advance position but Dentler won't allow it.
Pullum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dentler defending well though.
Pullum thows a huge punch but Dentler dodges it nicely.
Dentler taking some punishment here, with Pullum in his half guard.
Pullum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pullum is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pullum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dentler is trying to maintain the position but Pullum is very close to passing his half guard.
Pullum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dentler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pullum.
Dentler is refusing to be controlled, as Pullum sits in half guard.
Dentler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dentler keeps trying to improve his position.
Dentler is in trouble now - Pullum has advanced to mount!
Pullum wants to finish this one by submission but Dentler is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pullum.
Pullum misses with a head shot.
Pullum misses with a head shot.
Dentler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pullum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dentler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pullum avoids the attempt from Dentler to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullum wants to control the pace but Dentler is squirming around nicely.
Dentler tries to hold on but Pullum postures up.
Pullum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Jessy Dentler has been cut.
Pullum 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.
Pullum lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pullum controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Dentler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Pullum! Dentler is hurt baaadly! Pullum is firing away with more strikes - Dentler is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Furnum Pullum!
Furnum Pullum is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Furnum Pullum started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Jessy Dentler was interviewed post fight and said 'Man I thought we had this one. I dont know what to do from here. Ive got some soul searching to do but this could be the end for me. Thanks to everyone that has supported me.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 216 p4p, 387 weight class) and Prohor Georgiev (ranked 28 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Georgiev's choice of entrance music: Oxxxymiron - City under the sole. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnfinn Nesset!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Prohor Georgiev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgiev jabs Nesset right on the nose. Nesset blinks but takes it well.
A low kick lands for Georgiev.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Georgiev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nesset is trying to defend but Georgiev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Georgiev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesset defending well though.
Nesset is trying to control but can't.
Nesset tries to get to full guard but Georgiev has control of the leg.
Nesset has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Georgiev is on him like a limpet, forcing Nesset back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nesset lands a nice uppercut.
Georgiev has Nesset pushed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Georgiev.
Nesset escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Georgiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nesset.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev with a nice cross.
Georgiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Georgiev.
Georgiev moves out of range of the strikes.
Nesset avoids the head kick by Georgiev.
Nesset throwing a counter right hand but Georgiev manages to avoid it.
Nesset swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nesset misses with a straight left.
Georgiev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nesset.
Georgiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nesset's head.
Nesset 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.
Georgiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Georgiev cracks Nesset with a good jab.
Georgiev gets a double leg takedown into Nesset's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nesset not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Georgiev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nesset has control of Georgiev's left arm, preventing Georgiev from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Georgiev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nesset really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nesset is pulling down on Georgiev's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Georgiev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Georgiev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Georgiev stops Nesset from getting back to his feet.
Nesset is looking to control Georgiev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nesset avoid being mounted?
Georgiev passes into side control, despite Nesset's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Georgiev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Georgiev prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nesset is not content to let Georgiev control the position.
Nesset is trying to buck Georgiev off.
Georgiev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nesset tries to bench press Georgiev off him but Georgiev keeps the position.
Georgiev goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nesset rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Georgiev's guard! Nice work there by Nesset!
Nesset would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nesset gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Georgiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nesset. That did some damage!
Georgiev throws a hook but Nesset avoids it easily.
Georgiev dips to his left and cracks Nesset with an uppercut!
Georgiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nesset ducks under a wild hook from Georgiev.
A little feinted left hand from Nesset on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nesset swings for the body but Georgiev moves out of range.
Georgiev slips under a jab.
Georgiev scores with a jab.
Nesset throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Prohor Georgiev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooh!!! Nesset has knocked Georgiev down with a huge combo! Nesset steps away and waves a wobbly Georgiev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Prohor Georgiev has been cut.
Georgiev throws a leg kick that misses.
Nesset walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Georgiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Georgiev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Georgiev lands an overhand right.
Prohor Georgiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Georgiev scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Nesset checks it
and Nesset counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nesset waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Georgiev.
Arnfinn Nesset is winning the standup battle so far.
Georgiev with a nice calf kick.
A combination from Nesset does no damage.
Georgiev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nesset takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Georgiev.
Arnfinn Nesset is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nesset throws a right hand that Georgiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Georgiev also avoids with ease.
Nesset staying out of range there.
Nesset avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Georgiev. That snapped Nesset's head back.
A good leg kick by Georgiev.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
letting Nesset counter with a right hand.
Georgiev lands a leg kick that knocks Nesset off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Georgiev.
Nesset ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgiev moves away.
Georgiev misses with a right hand
and Nesset counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset thuds a left hand into Georgiev's body.
Nesset moves out of range of the leg kick from Georgiev.
Georgiev misses with a jab to the body
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Georgiev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Georgiev throws a leg kick
and Nesset counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnfinn Nesset!
Arnfinn Nesset retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Arnfinn Nesset started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Prohor Georgiev was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back motherfuckers! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rinaldi (ranked 1543 p4p, 132 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 208 p4p, 19 weight class). Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rinaldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi shoots in for a takedown but Bronco shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Bronco.
Rinaldi pushes Bronco up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Bronco.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bronco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rinaldi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bronco regains guard immediately.
Bronco controls Rinaldi momentarily but Rinaldi frees himself.
Rinaldi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rinaldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronco is looking for a triangle but Rinaldi pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rinaldi chips away with some ground and pound.
Bronco looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronco, not yet.
Bronco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rinaldi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rinaldi trying to control but Bronco is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco has his foot on Rinaldi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rinaldi works his way back into a safe position though.
Bronco throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rinaldi escapes and throws Bronco's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bronco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rinaldi working the ground and pound.
Bronco tries to improve position but can't.
Rinaldi working the ground and pound from side control.
Bronco manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rinaldi's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bronco manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronco isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rinaldi stacks Bronco on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rinaldi!
You can see the frustration on Bronco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rinaldi working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Rinaldi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rinaldi scoring with punches from side control.
Rinaldi working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rinaldi lands some shots froms side control.
Rinaldi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bronco some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here.
Rinaldi working the body and head with strikes.
Bronco sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bronco wants to control but Rinaldi is keeping busy.
Bronco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bronco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rinaldi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bronco has hold of Rinaldi's hands but Rinaldi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bronco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bronco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bronco wants to sweep here but Rinaldi controlling him for the moment.
Bronco looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rinaldi passes into half guard.
Rinaldi drops an elbow to the side of Bronco's head.
Rinaldi wants to take a breather but Bronco is having none of it.
Rinaldi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronco defending well though.
Bronco tries to get to full guard but Rinaldi has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rinaldi lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bronco trying to control here.
Bronco has hold of Rinaldi's hands but Rinaldi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rinaldi slows the pace down in half guard.
Rinaldi slips a nice elbow through Bronco's hands, connecting with Bronco's forehead.
Rinaldi throwing shots but Bronco is blocking nicely.
Bronco is trying to get back to full guard.
Rinaldi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bronco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bronco.
Bronco looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronco, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Rinaldi 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.
Rinaldi shoots in but no luck this time.
Bronco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rinaldi.
Bronco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rinaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronco can do to turn this around?
Bronco works Rinaldi's body with a nice hook.
Bronco clinches.
Bronco lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rinaldi.
Bronco misses with a body punch.
Bronco misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinaldi tries to break free but Bronco pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Bronco.
Bronco is leaning against Rinaldi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bronco gets through Rinaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rinaldi goes for a takedown attempt but Bronco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Rinaldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco stuffs the takedown.
Rinaldi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bronco lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronco closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rinaldi did well to prevent Bronco getting side control.
Bronco seems to be working for a kimura but Rinaldi defends the submission attempt.
Bronco is looking to advance position but Rinaldi won't allow it.
Bronco wants to control but Rinaldi is keeping him busy.
Rinaldi tries to roll over but Bronco keeps him under control.
Bronco is pressing down on Rinaldi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rinaldi is holding on for now.
Rinaldi moves into full guard.
Bronco tries to free his leg and advance position but Rinaldi is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco throws a big elbow that misses.
Rinaldi keeping full guard, as Bronco tries to pass.
Rinaldi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bronco controls the pace.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Rinaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rinaldi wants to sweep here but Bronco controlling him for the moment.
Bronco trying to control but Rinaldi is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bronco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rinaldi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rinaldi slips under a jab from Bronco.
Bronco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rinaldi, pushing him back against the cage.
Rinaldi wants to get back to striking at distance but Bronco won't allow it.
Rinaldi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronco pushes Rinaldi up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronco successfully pulls guard.
Rinaldi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rinaldi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rinaldi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco keeping moving, preventing Rinaldi from controlling successfully.
Sam Rinaldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rinaldi lands a couple of elbows.
Bronco working a defensive guard but Rinaldi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bronco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from Rinaldi.
Bronco is looking to improve his position.
Bronco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bronco gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldi wants to control from the top but Bronco keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rinaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Rinaldi with that takedown attempt.
Rinaldi fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronco jabs at Rinaldi's body.
Rinaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rinaldi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rinaldi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Rinaldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco has Rinaldi up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronco lands with a right to the head.
Rinaldi tries to break the clinch but Bronco is controlling the position.
Rinaldi is trying to push Bronco away but Bronco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco tries to work over Rinaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rinaldi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bronco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rinaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bronco tries to throw a body punch but Rinaldi avoids it by throwing Bronco back against the cage.
Bronco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rinaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Bronco has double underhooks.
Johnny Bronco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronco misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bronco.
Rinaldi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Bronco.
Bronco has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rinaldi is trying to keep an underhook but Bronco manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bronco works his way into full mount!
Bronco misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronco wants to control the pace but Rinaldi is squirming around nicely.
Bronco landing strikes from the mount.
Bronco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bronco controlling the pace for now.
Bronco punching from mount but Rinaldi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rinaldi blocking the ground and pound.
Bronco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rinaldi is squirming around, avoiding Bronco's attempts to control the action.
Rinaldi tries to hold on but Bronco postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco controlling from the full mount.
Bronco working the ground and pound effectively.
Bronco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bronco looking to control but Rinaldi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rinaldi is bucking up trying to escape but Bronco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bronco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rinaldi wants to control but Bronco is having none of it.
Bronco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bronco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rinaldi looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rinaldi tries to roll over but Bronco keeps him under control.
Bronco tries to pass to full mount but Rinaldi defends it.
Bronco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronco is stalling here. Rinaldi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bronco seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rinaldi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronco is trying to get back to half guard.
Bronco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rinaldi off and has taken his back!
Bronco is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rinaldi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rinaldi for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco really 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.
Rinaldi shoots in for a double leg but Bronco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rinaldi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rinaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronco.
Rinaldi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bronco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bronco lunges at Rinaldi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rinaldi's hand.
Bronco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronco lands a right hook to the body.
Rinaldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bronco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bronco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bronco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Bronco.
Bronco works on Rinaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
Rinaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Bronco has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronco.
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!
Rinaldi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronco moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco pulls guard effortlessly.
Rinaldi with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rinaldi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bronco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rinaldi is aware though and is defending well.
Bronco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rinaldi is aware though and is defending well.
Bronco is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bronco keeping moving, preventing Rinaldi from controlling successfully.
Bronco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronco wants to sweep here but Rinaldi controlling him for the moment.
Bronco pushes a forearm under Rinaldi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rinaldi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bronco! Johnny Bronco retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Johnny Bronco, 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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