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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Powder Power (ranked 6368 p4p, 5392 weight class) and Ludovic Presle (ranked 660 p4p, 601 weight class). Ludovic Presle struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Powder Power has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Powder Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludovic Presle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Ludovic Presle has been cut.
Presle looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Presle takes the fight into the clinch.
Power has had enough of the clinch but Presle keeps him there for the moment.
Presle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Presle.
Power lands with a kick to the temple. Presle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Ludovic Presle's cut even more.
Presle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power lands a big head kick that sends Presle tumbling to the mat! Power takes a step backwards and waves Presle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Presle is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presle is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Power Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Presle is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Powder Power!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stas Pushkin (ranked 6230 p4p, 6266 weight class) and Bishop Brooks (ranked 586 p4p, 589 weight class). Stas Pushkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stas Pushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bishop Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks gets the takedown into side control.
Brooks taking a breather here.
Brooks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pushkin tries to improve position but can't.
Brooks decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pushkin to his feet.
Bishop Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks fails with the takedown
enabling Pushkin to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks shoots in and drives through. Pushkin sprawls well.
Brooks misses with a takedown
and Pushkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Stas Pushkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bishop Brooks.
Pushkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pushkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pushkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brooks.
Pushkin lands a slapping body shot.
Pushkin lands a right hook to the body.
Pushkin swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Pushkin connects with a crisp jab.
Brooks is rocked!
Pushkin clinches up with Brooks and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Pushkin finish him?
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Pushkin has him pressed against the cage.
Pushkin breaks the clinch.
Brooks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pushkin counters with a huge left! Brooks is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pushkin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brooks from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pushkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stas Pushkin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Three (ranked 6482 p4p, 24916 weight class) and Chad Lincoln (ranked 139 p4p, 221 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown but Three manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lincoln 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Three misses with a takedown attempt - Lincoln sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lincoln tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Three swivels and escapes.
Test Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Lincoln .
Lincoln shoots in for a double leg but Three sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Three is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Lincoln . No joy for Three on that attempt.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch but Lincoln swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lincoln is fending him off so far but Three persists. Nope, Lincoln circles away and we're back to standing.
Three moves out of range of the body kick.
Three shoots for a double leg takedown but Lincoln sprawls well. He's pushed Three's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Three clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lincoln jumps guard and drags Three to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Three working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Three working some strikes from top position.
Lincoln controlling the position.
Lincoln keeping full guard, as Three tries to pass.
Three trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincoln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lincoln working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincoln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Three as he avoids it easily.
Three displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lincoln .
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Lincoln . No joy for Three on that attempt.
Three shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lincoln defends it nicely.
Lincoln is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lincoln closes the distance and pushes Three back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lincoln is trying to force a seperation but Three has the dominant position.
Lincoln manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Three pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Three could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lincoln tries for a takedown but Three sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Three fails with the takedown.
Three defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lincoln .
Lincoln tries to keep at a distance but Three has taken the fight into the clinch.
Three is working for takedown but Lincoln is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lincoln manages to pull guard.
Lincoln keeping full guard, as Three tries to pass.
Three is working hard here to advance position.
Three drops back looking for a leg! Lincoln is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lincoln manages to kick Three off! Three jumps back into Lincoln 's guard.
Lincoln can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Three controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chad Lincoln will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lincoln feints and as Three raises his hands in defense, Lincoln changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lincoln won't allow Three to sweep him here.
Three seems keen to control Lincoln 's posture.
Lincoln drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lincoln jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Three wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lincoln is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Three is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln controlling the action here.
Lincoln not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lincoln not doing much here.
Lincoln is continuing to stall.
Three wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lincoln wants to control but Three is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lincoln fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Three shoots in for a double leg but Lincoln sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lincoln gets a clinch.
Lincoln is looking for a takedown.
Lincoln is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Three to keep the fight standing.
Test Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Lincoln .
Three tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lincoln just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lincoln looking for a takedown.
Three tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
Three wants a takedown but no success here.
Lincoln working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lincoln gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Three.
Lincoln can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Three blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lincoln lands a takedown into guard.
Three has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lincoln off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lincoln has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Three or perhaps it was just good defense by Lincoln , which made it look bad.
Lincoln dodges the punch combination from Three.
Three fails with an attempt to clinch.
Three swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Three has been working on his balance at The Lions Den, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lincoln .
The fight stays on the outside here - Three looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln forces Three back against the cage and clinches.
Three escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Three is defended easily by Lincoln .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown but Three manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lincoln 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lincoln tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Lincoln showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lincoln is trying hard to land a takedown here. Three sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Test Three is winning the standup battle so far.
Three shoots in and drives through. Lincoln sprawls well.
Three fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lincoln lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lincoln fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Three tries to clinch but Lincoln is having none of it.
Three looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lincoln is fending him off so far but Three persists. Nope, Lincoln circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Three. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lincoln tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Three swivels and escapes.
Three stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three wants to clinch.
Three tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lincoln swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Three is defended easily by Lincoln .
Three dives in for a single leg takedown but Lincoln sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lincoln 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lincoln displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Three.
Three moves in looking to clinch but Lincoln pushes him off.
Three avoids the head kick by Lincoln .
Three looks for a takedown but Lincoln sprawls well.
Three fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Three.
Three closes the distance and clinches.
Three breaks from the clinch.
Three shoots in for a takedown but Lincoln shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Test Three is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Three as he jumps to the side.
Lincoln dives in and grabs Three's left leg, looking for a takedown. Three pushes down on Lincoln 's head and hops out.
Lincoln fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lincoln takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Three listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln moves into range and clinches up with Three.
Three pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln blocks a head kick by Three.
Lincoln looks for a takedown but Three sprawls well.
Three fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lincoln .
Three throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lincoln 's waist but Lincoln gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Three off to one side.
Lincoln closes the distance and clinches up with Three, looking for a takedown. Lincoln pushes Three against the cage but Three circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Three misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three shoots for a double leg takedown but Lincoln sprawls well. He's pushed Three's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Three is looking to clinch.
Three lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Three.
Three displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lincoln .
Three shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lincoln eats them both and turns towards Three to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Three tries to clinch but Lincoln is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lincoln goes for a double leg but Three avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Three continues to drive forward.
Three misses with a double jab
and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lincoln .
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Test Three.
I think Lincoln has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Lincoln !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doesnt Matter (ranked 24993 p4p, 6088 weight class) and Jack Money (ranked 533 p4p, 458 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doesnt Matter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Money!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matter shoots in for a takedown but Money shows good takedown defense.
Money appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doesnt Matter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money darts in and clinches Matter up against the cage.
Money pushes Matter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Money takes the fight into the clinch.
Matter tries to score a body lock takedown but Money shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matter gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Money working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matter jumps guard but Money turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doesnt Matter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Money leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money breaks from the clinch.
Matter clinches.
Money is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Money lands a damaging elbow.
Money lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matter or not.
Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matter fails with a takedown attempt.
Matter darts in looking for a takedown but Money gets double underhooks and turns Matter into the cage.
Money unleashes a big counter combination but Matter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A body shot lands from Money.
Matter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Money lands a body shot in the clinch.
Money lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Money to work.
Money works on Matter's body with a couple of short punches.
Money is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Money controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matter looking to slow down the pace here.
Money gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matter.
Money lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matter.
Matter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Money to keep the fight standing.
Matter is trying to push Money away but Money has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matter fails to pull guard.
Money keeps control of Matter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Money scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knees in the clinch landing for Money.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Money. Money obviously looking to wear him down.
Matter shoots in for a takedown but Money shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Money! But no joy.
Matter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Money scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Money with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Money but Money pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matter moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Money dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Money, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Money was covering up waiting for the punch and Matter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Money looking for a sweep. Not yet Money, not yet.
Money working a defensive guard here.
Money working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matter trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Money has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money is controlling Matter's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Money is trying to keep Matter in close.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Money wants to stand up but Matter is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Matter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matter being controlled against the cage.
Matter wants to get back to striking at distance but Money won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matter tries to pull guard but Money holds him up against the cage and eventually Matter drops back down to his feet.
Matter wants to take the fight to the mat but Money manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Matter tries to break the clinch but Money is controlling the position.
Money works on Matter's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Money.
A bit of stalling here from Money.
Matter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doesnt Matter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Money unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Money's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matter misses with a takedown
and Money counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Money closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Matter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Matter is trying to push Money away but Money has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Money is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Money lands a knee to the head.
Matter has Money pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Money manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Money.
Money displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matter up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matter or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Money as Matter tries to tie him up.
Money works on Matter's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Money.
Money's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matter blocks a head kick by Money.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matter swings for the body but Money moves out of range.
Money shoots in and gets a takedown into Matter's guard.
Matter kicks Money off and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Money showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matter throws a combination that misses
and Money counters with a leg kick.
Money closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jack Money seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matter tries to work over Money's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Money fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Matter fails with the takedown.
Money has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Money gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doesnt Matter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Money lands an elbow inside.
Matter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Money to keep the fight standing.
Matter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Money.
Money breaks the clinch.
Matter shoots in for a takedown but Money shows good takedown defense.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Money.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Money scoring with punches from side control.
Money creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Doesnt Matter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Money working the ground and pound but Matter is defending the strikes.
Money decides to stand back up.
Money clinches with his opponent.
Money connects with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Money.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Money smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money stuffs the takedown.
Money unleashes a big counter combination but Matter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Money will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matter fails with a takedown attempt.
Matter rushes Money and presses him up against the cage.
Money lands a body shot.
Money has Matter pushed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Money.
Nice elbow from Money.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money looking to throw knees to the head but Matter is blocking nicely.
Money gets through Matter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Money's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money takes the fight into the clinch.
Matter jumps guard but Money stands there with Matter around his waist. Matter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jack Money is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matter tries to pull guard but Money holds him up against the cage and eventually Matter drops back down to his feet.
Matter tries to break free but Money pushes him back against the cage.
Money displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matter up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money drops Matter with a big knee straight up the middle! Matter is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Matter is rocked!
 It looks like Doesnt Matter has been cut.
Money fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Matter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Money takes the fight into the clinch.
Money is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Matter tries to pull guard but Money forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matter seems to have got his legs back now.
Money with a knee to the head.
Matter is trying to break free.
Doesnt Matter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Money lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Money comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Money has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Money!
Jack Money managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ALPHAwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osama Mohammed (ranked 6171 p4p, 24872 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 668 p4p, 721 weight class). Osama Mohammed has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osama Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy gets the takedown into side control.
Daddy has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mohammed is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Daddy yanks on the arm and Mohammed is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Daddy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big Daddy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Raczynski (ranked 4591 p4p, 5214 weight class) and Billy McGillicutty (ranked 579 p4p, 607 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Raczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy McGillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as McGillicutty blocks the low kick.
Raczynski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGillicutty on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Raczynski misses with a leg kick.
McGillicutty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raczynski has time to react.
McGillicutty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raczynski looks to throw the jab but McGillicutty is out of range.
Raczynski misses with an uppercut. McGillicutty saw that one coming.
It seemed like McGillicutty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raczynski scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raczynski misses with a looping left.
Raczynski looks to throw the jab but McGillicutty is out of range.
Raczynski lands a head shot.
Raczynski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McGillicutty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Raczynski does it's job there.
Jan Raczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raczynski throws a poor cross that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGillicutty lands with a hook. Raczynski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Raczynski.
Raczynski throws a leg kick but McGillicutty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and McGillicutty releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGillicutty moves out of range of the strikes.
Raczynski scores with a jab.
Raczynski misses with a lunging right hand
and McGillicutty counters with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty lands a jab to the nose.
Raczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raczynski misses with an uppercut
and McGillicutty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raczynski misses with a left hand
and Raczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Raczynski misses.
A little jabbing left from McGillicutty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raczynski is looking to score with low kicks.
Raczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raczynski moves to clinch but McGillicutty breaks away
and McGillicutty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGillicutty blocks a low kick nicely.
Raczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGillicutty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raczynski on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as McGillicutty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raczynski doesn't seem phased though.
McGillicutty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raczynski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Raczynski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGillicutty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raczynski delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Billy McGillicutty has been cut.
Raczynski instigates a clinch.
McGillicutty stalling against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGillicutty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raczynski.
Raczynski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raczynski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raczynski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raczynski has McGillicutty pressed against the cage.
Raczynski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty blocks the elbow strike.
McGillicutty is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raczynski lands an elbow just above McGillicutty 's eye.
Raczynski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGillicutty avoids a wild elbow strike from Raczynski.
Raczynski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raczynski misses with an elbow over the top.
Raczynski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGillicutty takes an elbow to the temple.
McGillicutty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raczynski lands an elbow just above McGillicutty 's eye.
That has opened up Billy McGillicutty's cut even more.
McGillicutty blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Raczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy McGillicutty's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raczynski misses with an uppercut
and McGillicutty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGillicutty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raczynski slips a straight right by McGillicutty.
McGillicutty has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raczynski misses with a hook
enabling McGillicutty to counter with a crisp jab.
McGillicutty looks to score with a jab to the body but Raczynski is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Raczynski.
McGillicutty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Raczynski misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Raczynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raczynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGillicutty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGillicutty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raczynski wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski throws a chopping leg kick but McGillicutty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGillicutty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raczynski with a body shot.
Raczynski throws an off balance right hand
and McGillicutty counters with a nice uppercut.
Raczynski misses with a straight left.
McGillicutty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raczynski with a body shot.
Raczynski throws a chopping leg kick but McGillicutty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGillicutty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raczynski with a body shot.
Raczynski misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from McGillicutty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGillicutty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raczynski loads up on a big right hand but McGillicutty slips the punch.
Raczynski misses with a hook
and McGillicutty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raczynski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McGillicutty's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Raczynski throws a body shot but no joy.
McGillicutty doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGillicutty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raczynski scores with a jab.
That kick from Raczynski tenderised McGillicutty's leg. McGillicutty is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGillicutty circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGillicutty! But no joy.
McGillicutty avoids the body shot from Raczynski.
Raczynski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGillicutty circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Raczynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Raczynski misses.
McGillicutty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raczynski doesn't manage to clinch there - McGillicutty circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty ducks right into an uppercut from Raczynski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGillicutty.
Billy McGillicutty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Raczynski misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raczynski.
Raczynski misses with a hook
and McGillicutty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGillicutty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raczynski throws out the jab.
McGillicutty throws out a counter right but Raczynski avoids it with no problem.
Raczynski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Raczynski tries to clinch but McGillicutty is having none of it.
McGillicutty throws out a counter right but Raczynski avoids it with no problem.
Raczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raczynski works the jab nicely.
McGillicutty throws a jab but it's blocked by Raczynski.
McGillicutty ducks under a wild hook from Raczynski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raczynski misses with a body kick.
McGillicutty misses with an uppercut
and Raczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raczynski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGillicuttys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raczynski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGillicutty checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from McGillicutty misses.
Raczynski throws an off balance right hand
and McGillicutty counters with a left to the body.
McGillicutty blocks a jab.
Raczynski throws a leg kick which misses McGillicutty's front leg but catches the back leg as McGillicutty tries to avoid it.
Raczynski throws a hook to the side of McGillicutty's head but McGillicutty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGillicutty misses with an uppercut. Raczynski saw that one coming.
Raczynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGillicutty.
Raczynski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jan Raczynski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy McGillicutty's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Raczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGillicutty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raczynski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raczynski throws a chopping leg kick but McGillicutty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raczynski throws a leg kick
and McGillicutty counters with a nice body shot.
Raczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raczynski throws out a loose jab but McGillicutty uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGillicutty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGillicutty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raczynski walks into a stiff left hand from McGillicutty.
Raczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like McGillicutty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGillicutty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGillicutty blocks a leg kick.
McGillicutty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raczynski thows a leg kick but McGillicutty checks it
and McGillicutty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raczynski throws a body shot but no joy.
Raczynski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGillicutty.
Raczynski is rocked!
Raczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Raczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raczynski misses with a straight left.
McGillicutty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raczynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Raczynski throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McGillicutty counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Raczynski misses.
McGillicutty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Raczynski.
McGillicutty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raczynski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raczynski lands an elbow inside that McGillicutty shrugs off.
Raczynski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raczynski taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raczynski just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGillicutty's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raczynski tries to work over McGillicutty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Raczynski is controlling the position.
McGillicutty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGillicutty taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raczynski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raczynski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGillicutty up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski controlling the action here for a moment.
Raczynski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGillicutty is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A bit of stalling here from Raczynski.
Raczynski misses with an elbow strike.
Raczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raczynski misses with a body punch.
Raczynski tries to throw a body punch but McGillicutty avoids it by throwing Raczynski back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty blocks an elbow strike.
Raczynski misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Raczynski.
Raczynski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Billy McGillicutty's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGillicutty blocks a body shot from Raczynski.
McGillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Raczynski has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raczynski lands an elbow that stopped McGillicutty in his tracks for a moment.
Billy McGillicutty's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Raczynski throws an elbow but it misses.
Raczynski lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy McGillicutty's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jan Raczynski!
Jan Raczynski 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Klostik (ranked 5274 p4p, 5712 weight class) and Michael Ma (ranked 425 p4p, 444 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Klostik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Ma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ma fails to land the takedown.
Klostik misses with a body shot.
Ma is looking for the big counter here.
Ma throws a series of punches but Klostik moves out of range.
Ma clinches up against the cage.
Klostik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dan Klostik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ma.
Klostik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klostik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klostik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ma is able to avoid easily.
Klostik lands a body shot.
Klostik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Klostik both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Klostik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ma drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Klostik defends it well.
Ma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klostik scores with a body shot.
Klostik slaps away a takedown attempt from Ma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ma shoots for a takedown but Klostik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klostik seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Klostik tries to land a leg kick but Ma saw it coming and moves away.
Klostik throws a head kick but Ma moves out of range.
Klostik avoids the body shot from Ma.
Klostik throws a big counter combination but Ma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Klostik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ma manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Klostik gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Klostik.
Ma is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Klostik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klostik throws a sloppy head kick and Ma moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Klostik as Ma shoots in.
Klostik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ma moves away.
A low kick lands for Ma.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ma. Klostik shrugs it off though.
Klostik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klostik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ma wants to counter with a clinch but Klostik pushes him away.
Ma closes the distance and clinches.
Klostik wants to take the fight to the mat but Ma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ma is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Ma's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma is trying to pull guard but Klostik has him pressed against the cage.
Ma decides to pull guard.
Ma trying to control the position.
Ma is looking for a triangle but Klostik pushes his legs off easily.
Klostik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ma throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Klostik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klostik gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ma.
Klostik misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Klostik.
Ma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klostik. Ma does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Klostik backs off Ma throws a huge counter combo but Klostik manages to avoid it all.
Ma tries to clinch up but Klostik circles away and keeps his distance.
Ma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ma.
Klostik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Klostik throws a right hand that Ma ducks under and follows up with a left that Ma also avoids with ease.
Ma looks for a takedown but Klostik sprawls well.
Ma looks winded!
Klostik misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klostik looks to score with a jab to the body but Ma is just out of range.
Ma moves in looking to clinch but Klostik pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Klostik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ma blocks a low kick nicely.
Ma checks a leg kick.
Ma is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Klostik misses with the combination.
Ma has a takedown stuffed.
Ma tries to clinch but Klostik moves out of range.
Klostik appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Klostik looks to land a combination. Ma sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klostik as he avoids it easily.
Ma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klostik defends it nicely.
Dan Klostik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klostik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ma closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma pulls guard.
Klostik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klostik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klostik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Klostik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ma tries to strike from the bottom.
Klostik wants to pass the guard but Ma is keeping the position.
Ma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ma is trying to control. Klostik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ma trying to mount his opponent but Klostik defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dan Klostik is winning the standup battle so far.
Klostik throws a right and a left that Ma avoids nicely.
Ma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klostik appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Klostik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klostik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klostik duly obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ma tries to clinch up but Klostik circles away and keeps his distance.
Ma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dan Klostik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klostik.
Ma throws out a counter right but Klostik avoids it with no problem.
Ma shoots in but Klostik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ma is looking to clinch but Klostik is avoiding it.
Ma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klostik appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma dodges the punch combination from Klostik.
Ma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A clash of legs there as Ma blocks the low kick.
Ma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Klostik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ma.
Klostik scores with a shot to the body.
Ma lands a two punch combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klostik.
Ma moves in looking to clinch but Klostik pushes him off.
Ma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klostik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Klostik wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Klostik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ma under the eye.
Klostik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klostik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ma with the counter takedown but Klostik avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klostik connects with a body shot.
Ma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klostik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ma can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Klostik.
Klostik throws a nice looking combination but Ma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ma checks a leg kick.
Ma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klostik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ma dodges the punch combination from Klostik.
Klostik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ma is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ma moves into range and clinches up with Klostik.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Klostik dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Klostik misses with a lunging right hand
and Ma counters with a nice body kick.
Ma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ma clinches.
Klostik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klostik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ma manages to avoid it.
Ma blocks a leg kick.
Ma is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ma or perhaps it was just good defense by Klostik, which made it look bad.
Ma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klostik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ma tries to clinch there but Klostik circles away.
Ma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klostik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ma forces Klostik back against the cage and clinches.
Ma is looking to take this one to the mat.
Klostik is trying to break the clinch but Ma has him pressed against the cage.
Ma breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ma wants it to stay on the feet.
Klostik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klostik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ma clinches with his opponent.
Ma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klostik.
Ma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ma tries to close the distance and clinch but Klostik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klostik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klostik is looking for a counter combo.
Ma keeps Klostik at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Klostik. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Klostik. Those never looked like landing.
Ma closes the distance and clinches.
Ma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klostik defends it nicely.
Dan Klostik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dan Klostik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Ma.
Good shot there by Klostik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klostik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ma dives in and grabs Klostik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klostik pushes down on Ma's head and hops out.
Ma fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klostik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ma.
Ma clinches up against the cage.
Ma lands a shoulder strike.
Ma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klostik backwards.
Klostik is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ma is defending well.
Ma tries for a takedown. No joy.
Klostik tries for a takedown but Ma manages to get underhooks.
Ma is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klostik to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klostik is trying to break the clinch but Ma has him pressed against the cage.
Ma tries to score a body lock takedown but Klostik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ma goes for a takedown attempt but Klostik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Klostik thuds a left hand into Ma's body.
Michael Ma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klostik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Klostik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Ma as he checks the leg kick.
Klostik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klostik throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ma throws a nice looking combination but Klostik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Klostik.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klostik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Klostik!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zdenko Babic (ranked 5075 p4p, 3826 weight class) and Deacon Dilbrandt (ranked 525 p4p, 422 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zdenko Babic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deacon Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babic looks for a takedown but Dilbrandt sprawls well.
Babic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dilbrandt's waist but Dilbrandt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Babic off to one side.
Dilbrandt slaps away a takedown attempt from Babic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dilbrandt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zdenko Babic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dilbrandt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dilbrandt wants it to stay on the feet.
Zdenko Babic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Babic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dilbrandt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Babic somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dilbrandt wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Babic seems to be working for a kimura but Dilbrandt defends the submission attempt.
Babic 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.
Dilbrandt keeping hold of Babic's head, controlling as best he can.
Babic is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Babic tries to pass to full mount but Dilbrandt defends it.
Babic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dilbrandt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Babic 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.
Dilbrandt is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babic is looking for a kimura here.
Dilbrandt is defending against the submission attempts here by Babic.
Babic 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.
Babic moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Babic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Babic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dilbrandt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dilbrandt is looking to regain half guard here but Babic keeps moving and retains side control.
Dilbrandt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Babic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdenko Babic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dilbrandt stuffs the takedown.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot.
Babic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dilbrandt cracks Babic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Zdenko Babic has been cut.
Babic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dilbrandt defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zdenko Babic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babic looks for a takedown but Dilbrandt sprawls well.
Babic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dilbrandt.
Babic shoots in for a takedown but Dilbrandt shows good takedown defense.
Dilbrandt stuffs the takedown.
Dilbrandt feints the counter takedown.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks Babic off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Babic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dilbrandt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babic fails with a takedown attempt.
Babic shoots for a double leg takedown but Dilbrandt sprawls well. He's pushed Babic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Babic closes the distance and clinches up with Dilbrandt, looking for a takedown. Babic pushes Dilbrandt against the cage but Dilbrandt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilbrandt tries to avoid it but Babic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilbrandt to the ground. Dilbrandt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babic looks for a takedown but Dilbrandt sprawls well.
Dilbrandt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Babic defends it well.
Babic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dilbrandt to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Dilbrandt coming out on top.
Babic is rocked!
Babic shoots in for a double leg but Dilbrandt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oh Babic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dilbrandt swivels and escapes.
Babic seems to have got his legs back now.
BOOM! Dilbrandt lands a beautiful left hook that drops Babic. Babic tries to recover but Dilbrandt is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Babic lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deacon Dilbrandt!
Deacon Dilbrandt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin McDudley (ranked 5101 p4p, 3708 weight class) and Iwon Raczynski (ranked 582 p4p, 473 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin McDudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iwon Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raczynski throws a solid leg kick but McDudley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raczynski.
Raczynski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDudley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Colin McDudley has been cut.
Raczynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - McDudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colin McDudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raczynski lands a nice hook to McDudley's body. McDudley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raczynski scores with a shot to the body.
McDudley is breathing heavily.
McDudley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raczynski scores with a hook to the body. McDudley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raczynski throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Raczynski.
Good exchange - Raczynski coming out on top.
Raczynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDudley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raczynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Raczynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDudley misses with an uppercut. Raczynski saw that one coming.
Raczynski cracks McDudley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Raczynski - that will leave a mark!
Raczynski sends McDudley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Raczynski is motioning to the referee to let McDudley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Colin McDudley's cut is getting worse.
Raczynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raczynski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McDudley sprawling to the canvas! McDudley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Raczynski finish him?!
McDudley is rocked!
Raczynski scores with a body shot.
Oh McDudley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raczynski throws a monster overhand right that drops McDudley! Raczynski follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iwon Raczynski!
Iwon Raczynski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Coppola (ranked 6309 p4p, 3628 weight class) and Damian Hunt (ranked 656 p4p, 466 weight class). Coppola's entrance music is Duality. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Coppola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coppola momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coppola or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunt, which made it look bad.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
It looks like Salvatore Coppola has been cut.
Coppola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
BOOM! Hunt lands a beautiful left hook that drops Coppola. Coppola tries to recover but Hunt is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Coppola lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Hunt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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