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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 3693 p4p, 3820 weight class) and Eddie Ribbler (ranked 479 p4p, 496 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marsh passes to full mount!
Marsh landing strikes from the mount.
 It looks like Eddie Ribbler has been cut.
Marsh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ribbler looks a forlorn figure.
Ribbler is looking to get to half guard.
Marsh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Eddie Ribbler's cut even more.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh wants to finish this one by submission but Ribbler is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Marsh.
Marsh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The cut above Eddie Ribbler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Ribbler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stan Marsh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jinjing Yan (ranked 5170 p4p, 5477 weight class) and Jamil Hurst (ranked 617 p4p, 643 weight class). Hurst has chosen Keep Their Heads Ringin' as his entrance music. Jamil Hurst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jinjing Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamil Hurst!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst shoots in looking for a takedown. Yan tries to sprawl out of it but Hurst keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hurst shoots in for a double leg but Yan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yan gets caught flat footed, as Hurst shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yan pulls Hurst in to control the position.
Hurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Yan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yan tries to get out of the position.
Hurst looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hurst jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hurst postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan trying to strike off his back.
Hurst controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hurst drops back looking for a leg! Yan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yan manages to kick Hurst off! Hurst jumps back into Yan's guard.
Yan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two 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.
Hurst with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hurst thinking.
Jinjing Yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamil Hurst.
Hurst shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yan throwing a counter right hand but Hurst manages to avoid it.
Hurst uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yan.
Jinjing Yan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurst closes the distance and clinches up with Yan, looking for a takedown. Hurst pushes Yan against the cage but Yan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hurst shoots in for a takedown but Yan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yan is looking for a counter combo.
Yan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hurst.
Hurst shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yan defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yan's waist but Yan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hurst off to one side.
Yan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hurst.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
Hurst shoots in looking for a takedown but Yan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hurst's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hurst shoots in for a takedown but Yan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Yan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hurst walks into a stiff left hand from Yan.
Hurst shoots in for a takedown but Yan shows good takedown defense.
Yan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hurst shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Yan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yan tries to avoid it but Hurst manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yan to the ground. Yan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Yan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hurst goes for a double leg but Yan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yan continues to drive forward.
Hurst fails with a takedown attempt.
Yan throwing a counter right hand but Hurst manages to avoid it.
Hurst takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Jamil Hurst has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yan with a nice cross.
Hurst shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yan as he jumps to the side.
Yan is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jinjing Yan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamil Hurst's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hurst throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yan was covering up waiting for the punch and Hurst finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Yan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yan trying to control the position.
Hurst trying to control but Yan is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Yan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hurst advances position into side control!
Yan holding on.
Hurst has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Yan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hurst yanks on the arm and Yan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hurst.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamil Hurst!
An out of breath Jamil Hurst 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Son Miyagi Do (ranked 5129 p4p, 5445 weight class) and Damian Hunt (ranked 561 p4p, 580 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 London, Daniel Son Miyagi Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a jab when Miyagi Do was well out of range.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miyagi Do on the side of the head.
 It looks like Daniel Son Miyagi Do has been cut.
Miyagi Do throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunt's head.
Hunt cracks Miyagi Do with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Miyagi Do looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hunt finish him?
 Miyagi Do is rocked!
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!
Hunt lands an uppercut, right on the button! Miyagi Do tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Hunt!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Chonen (ranked 5275 p4p, 25100 weight class) and Money Maker (ranked 231 p4p, 298 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Chonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Money Maker !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonen looks to land a left hand but Maker moved out of range nicely.
Chonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Money Maker has been cut.
Chonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Maker counter with a right hand.
Maker tries to close the distance and clinch but Chonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chonen throws a hook to the side of Maker 's head but Maker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maker scores with a jab. Chonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chonen misses with a hook.
Maker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maker misses with a two punch combination.
Maker tries to clinch but Chonen is having none of it.
Maker misses with a few strikes there.
Chonen 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.
Chonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Maker .
Chonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chonen throws a hook but Maker avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maker throws a lazy head kick
and Chonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker slips a straight right by Chonen.
Maker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maker tries to land a front kick but Chonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chonen misses with an uppercut.
Ryo Chonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Chonen misses the target.
Chonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maker counters with a one-two to the body.
Chonen missing with a left hand there. Maker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chonen throws an overhand right that lands on Maker 's shoulder, as Maker tries to avoid the shot.
Chonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maker was well out of range. Poor timing from Chonen.
Chonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Maker .
Chonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Maker throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maker misses with a series of wild punches.
Maker misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chonen.
Chonen throws a big shot that misses.
Maker walks into a jab.
Chonen misses with a straight right.
Chonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maker defending well as Chonen loads up on a big left hand.
Maker throws a combination that misses
and Chonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Chonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Maker is rocked!
Maker moves in looking to clinch but Chonen pushes him off.
Maker is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonen finish him?
Maker misses with a head kick.
Chonen cracks Maker with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Maker tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Chonen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Maker is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Chonen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gia Sidao (ranked 25126 p4p, 5746 weight class) and Darius Frank (ranked 747 p4p, 624 weight class). Frank is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trapper x Foogiano . Darius Frank is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gia Sidao!
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, Darius Frank!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Frank. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frank.
It looks like Gia Sidao has been cut.
Darius Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank shoots in and gets a takedown into Sidao's guard.
Sidao wants to stand and escape but Frank is having none of it.
Frank is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Frank slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Frank is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frank sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sidao's guard.
Frank is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sidao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Frank.
Frank looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Frank maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sidao could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Frank has cracked it and Sidao is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Frank!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darius Frank!
As Darius Frank got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Sprooch up next! See a shot, take your shot ! Watch out for my twin brother, August Jeaux, he’ll knock you right off your feet. *Darius runs and does backflip off the cage*'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Koloff (ranked 4110 p4p, 5294 weight class) and James Corden (ranked 427 p4p, 521 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikita Koloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Corden!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koloff counters with a nice uppercut.
Corden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koloff as he jumps to the side.
Corden darts in looking for a takedown but Koloff gets double underhooks and turns Corden into the cage.
Corden shoots in for a takedown but Koloff shows good takedown defense.
Nikita Koloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Corden.
Corden fails with a takedown attempt.
James Corden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koloff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koloff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corden looks winded!
Koloff stuffs the takedown attempt from Corden. Corden gets slowly back to his feet.
Koloff seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff lands a glancing blow to the side of Corden's head.
Koloff walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Corden drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Koloff swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Corden's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikita Koloff!
Nikita Koloff managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Redemption ink, into his post fight interview.
James Corden spoke after the fight, saying 'What a fluke man i will knock him out in the rematch you watch'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Oraq (ranked 5180 p4p, 5030 weight class) and Danny Racio (ranked 563 p4p, 554 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dr Oraq has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dr Oraq 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 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 New York, Dr Oraq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Racio!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Oraq.
A low kick from Oraq misses
and Racio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oraq is looking to sweep but instead, Racio has passed into half guard.
Oraq on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oraq tries to get out of the position.
Racio working Oraq over with strikes.
Well, if Racio is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Racio drops an elbow to the side of Oraq's head.
Oraq wants to stand back up but Racio manages to pass into side control.
Oraq is trying to get back to his feet.
Racio lands a few punches from side control.
Racio controls the position.
Oraq is looking for a sweep.
Racio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oraq knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oraq is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Racio is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racio is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Oraq to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Oraq shrugs it off.
Oraq tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Racio controlling his opponent.
Oraq is wriggling around trying to escape.
Racio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Racio unloading with bombs!
Racio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oraq has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racio really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Oraq.
Racio is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Oraq is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danny Racio!
Danny Racio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Dvorak (ranked 5601 p4p, 24912 weight class) and Jay Jon (ranked 433 p4p, 533 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dvorak might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On another level. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakub Dvorak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Jon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon gets a double leg takedown into Dvorak's guard.
Dvorak pushes Jon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jon shoots in and bounces Dvorak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dvorak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jon won't allow Dvorak to sweep him here.
Dvorak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jon defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon trying to control the position from guard on top but Dvorak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jon is sitting in close to Dvorak's body. Dvorak has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dvorak.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jakub Dvorak!
Our winner, Jakub Dvorak, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juiced Dilly (ranked 3800 p4p, 1830 weight class) and Melo Motts (ranked 168 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juiced Dilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melo Motts!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dilly counters with a one-two to the body.
Dilly stalks Motts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Motts's face. Motts staggers backwards, shaken.
Dilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Motts fails with the takedown
and Dilly counters with a straight right hand.
Dilly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Motts in his tracks.
Motts misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Dilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Juiced Dilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melo Motts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melo Motts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motts has his takedown stuffed
and Dilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Motts shoots and misses
and Dilly counters with a straight right hand.
Motts with a poor takedown
enabling Dilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Motts looks winded!
Motts with a poor takedown
and Dilly counters with a straight right hand.
Dilly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice jab there from Dilly.
Motts tries for a takedown but Dilly circles away easily
and Dilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dilly cracks Motts with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilly works over Motts's head and body with a nice combination.
Motts is rocked!
Motts fails with the takedown
and Dilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Motts is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilly finish him?
Motts tries for a takedown but Dilly circles away easily
and Dilly counters with a crisp right that sends Motts to the canvas! Dilly follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juiced Dilly!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch McGregor (ranked 2173 p4p, 4820 weight class) and Doug Williams (ranked 246 p4p, 489 weight class). Mitch McGregor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
McGregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
McGregor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams moves forwards but McGregor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGregor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
McGregor tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
A jab from McGregor finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
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!
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
McGregor works the jab nicely.
McGregor scores with a spinning back kick!
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGregor looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
McGregor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Abyss in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from McGregor tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGregor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Williams defending well as McGregor loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams connects with a jab.
McGregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
McGregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McGregor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams misses with an uppercut. McGregor saw that one coming.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
McGregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Doug Williams has been cut.
McGregor stuffs the takedown.
McGregor cracks Williams with a good jab.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by McGregor.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams slips under a jab from McGregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by McGregor.
McGregor takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGregor scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGregor misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
McGregor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGregor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from McGregor tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams has McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Williams looking for a takedown.
Williams breaks the clinch.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by McGregor.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
McGregor cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
A jab from McGregor does it's job there.
Good leg kick by McGregor.
Mitch McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGregor is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, McGregor circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitch McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Williams.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGregor lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from McGregor misses.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams misses with a looping right.
McGregor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGregor. McGregor obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and McGregor counters with a left to the body.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor misses with a leg kick.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from McGregor, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGregor drops Williams with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Williams looks back up at him and smiles so McGregor waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Williams is rocked!
McGregor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Williams crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mitch McGregor!
Mitch McGregor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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