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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nolan (ranked 1930 p4p, 3135 weight class) and Expendable Crewman V (ranked 88 p4p, 130 weight class). Crewman V has chosen Star Trek as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jon Nolan 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Expendable Crewman V!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V lands a big head kick that sends Nolan tumbling to the mat! Crewman V takes a step backwards and waves Nolan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Jon Nolan has been cut.
Crewman V throws out a loose jab but Nolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crewman V looks to land a left hand but Nolan moved out of range nicely.
Crewman V misses with a left hand
and Crewman V takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Crewman V stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Nolan runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Nolan!
A relieved looking Jon Nolan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Hatfield (ranked 1711 p4p, 1570 weight class) and Roman Kos (ranked 230 p4p, 209 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Cruel World- Willie Nelson. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kos!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kos.
Kos misses with a straight right.
A jab from Hatfield does it's job there.
Kos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kos misses with a kick to the body.
Hatfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatfield 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.
Kos misses with a wild body shot.
Kos throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kos misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Hatfield.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Hatfield.
A telegraphed right hand from Kos misses the target.
Kos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hatfield.
Some wild striking there from Kos.
Roman Kos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Hatfield. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kos! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Kos.
Kos lands with a cross.
Hatfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hatfield lunges at Kos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kos's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos throws a head kick that misses.
Hatfield misses with a double jab.
Kos misses with a double jab
and Hatfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatfield lands with a cross.
Kos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kos tries to move into range but Hatfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kos throws an overhand right that lands on Hatfield's shoulder, as Hatfield tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hatfield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kos lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Kos misses
and Hatfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kos throws a head kick that misses.
Hatfield sizes up Kos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Hatfield.
Hatfield cracks Kos with an open hand slap.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Kos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Kos's ribs.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Kos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kos throws a wild body kick that Hatfield sees coming a mile off.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Kos does it's job there.
Hatfield jabs Kos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hatfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kos misses with a looping left.
Hatfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hatfield takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kos's hands.
Kos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kos lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kos. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kos looks to land a combination. Hatfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kos throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Hatfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatfield cracks Kos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hatfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kos scrambles back to his feet.
Kos throws out a loose jab but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kos throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield throwing a counter right hand but Kos manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kos throws out the jab.
Hatfield scores with a punch to the head.
Hatfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatfield lands a body shot.
Kos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hatfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kos misses with a double jab
and Hatfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kos looks to land a right hand but Hatfield moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hatfield misses the target.
No joy there for Kos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatfield lands an overhand right.
Hatfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Kos's head.
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!
Hatfield throws a good cross that connects.
 Kos is rocked!
Kos ducks into an uppercut from Hatfield and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Hatfield!
During a confident post fight interview, Riley Hatfield thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 1547 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 232 p4p, 230 weight class). Mandiang comes to the cage accompanied by Oliver Twist. This should be a great matchup!
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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 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Misahawa. Misahawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Misahawa lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Misahawa. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Misahawa walks into a left hand.
Mandiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mandiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheers as Mandiang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Misahawa doesn't seem phased though.
Mandiang scores with a nice body kick.
Misahawa takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misahawa looks to land a combination but Mandiang avoids it well.
Mandiang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mandiang throws a shot from downtown. Misahawa moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandiang.
Misahawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mandiang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid body kick from Misahawa.
Mandiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Misahawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Misahawa misses with a looping right.
Misahawa cracks Mandiang with a good jab.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mandiang misses the jab.
Mandiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Misahawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mandiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Misahawa.
Misahawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mandiang.
Misahawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Misahawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Misahawa throws a one two combo.
Misahawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Misahawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang scores with a three punch combo!
Mandiang lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Mandiang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Misahawa misses with an uppercut
and Mandiang counters with a head kick. That will keep Misahawa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mandiang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misahawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Misahawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Misahawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mandiang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Misahawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Misahawa.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Mandiang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mandiang cracks a nice hook into Misahawa's ribs.
Misahawa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mandiang at a distance.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mandiang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Misahawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misahawa checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands a nice hook to Misahawa's body. Misahawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Misahawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandiang is just out of range.
Misahawa misses with a kick to the body.
Mandiang punishes Misahawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandiang scores with a nice strike.
Misahawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Misahawa looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
Misahawa misses with a straight left.
Mandiang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Misahawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Mandiang scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Mandiang misses its intended target.
Mandiang lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang loads up on a big right hand but Misahawa slips the punch.
Misahawa tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a lazy body kick
enabling Mandiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Mandiang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Misahawa slips a jab and a cross from Mandiang.
Mandiang jabs Misahawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mandiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandiang tests Misahawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Misahawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Misahawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misahawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Mandiang scores with a nice strike.
Mandiang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Misahawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Misahawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mandiang counters with a body kick that stops Misahawa in his tracks momentarily.
Misahawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mandiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mandiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandiang slips a straight right by Misahawa.
Mandiang jabs Misahawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the head.
Mandiang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Misahawa throws a push kick but Mandiang slaps the foot to one side.
Mandiang throws a hook but Misahawa avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Mandiang. Beautiful body shot.
Mandiang missing with a left hand there. Misahawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Misahawa! But no joy.
Misahawa missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Misahawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Misahawa misses with a low kick.
Misahawa misses with a right hand
and Mandiang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mandiang loads up on a big right hand but Misahawa slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misahawa.
Mandiang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Misahawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misahawa can do to turn this around?
Mandiang tries to land a leg kick but Misahawa saw it coming and moves away.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mandiang here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Misahawa misses with a combination
and Mandiang counters with a nice body shot.
Mandiang connects with a high kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Misahawa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mandiang has got the better of the exchanges.
Mandiang takes a swing at Misahawa's ribcage but misses.
Misahawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Misahawa flicks out a counter leg kick but Mandiang steps away.
Mandiang throws a series of strikes that have Misahawa backpedaling.
Misahawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Misahawa throws a nice looking combination but Mandiang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Misahawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Misahawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aboubacar Mandiang is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misahawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Mandiang does it's job there.
Mandiang scores with a nice head shot.
Misahawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mandiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Misahawa. That did some damage!
Mandiang checks a leg kick nicely.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Mandiang with a nice cross.
Mandiang throws a shot to the body.
Mandiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Misahawa throws out the jab.
Mandiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Misahawa's sensitive parts.
Misahawa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Misahawa.
Misahawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mandiang lands the left hand.
Misahawa throws a body kick that misses
and Mandiang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mandiang is looking to slow Misahawa down with leg kicks.
Mandiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandiang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Misahawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mandiang to score with a decent uppercut.
Misahawa tries to land a front kick but Mandiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Mandiang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Misahawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
Misahawa moves out of range as Mandiang throws a body kick.
Mandiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Misahawa.
Misahawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Misahawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Misahawa.
A punch combination from Mandiang misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mandiang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Misahawa in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut
and Misahawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misahawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mandiang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Misahawa avoids it.
Mandiang lands a lovely overhand right.
Misahawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandiang.
Sloppy strikes from Misahawa. Those never looked like landing.
Mandiang's corner calls for a 1-2. Mandiang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Misahawa misses its intended target.
Misahawa tries to land a front kick but Mandiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Misahawa misses with a shot to the body
letting Mandiang counter with a right hand.
Mandiang stuns Misahawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mandiang moves out of range of the strikes.
As Misahawa looks to move away, Mandiang throws a big counter combo but Misahawa just gets out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandiang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Misahawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Misahawa does no damage.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
As Misahawa looks to move away, Mandiang throws a big counter combo but Misahawa just gets out of the way.
Mandiang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mandiang misses with an uppercut. Misahawa saw that one coming.
Mandiang lands a nice shot that snaps Misahawa's head back.
Misahawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Misahawa moves out of range easily.
A big right from Misahawa misses.
Misahawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mandiang jabs Misahawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Mandiang there.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
It looked like Mandiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
and Misahawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misahawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Misahawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Misahawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandiang scores with a hook to the body. Misahawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Misahawa throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
Mandiang looks to throw the jab but Misahawa is out of range.
Misahawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Mandiang scores with the left hand. Misahawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Mandiang misses with a body shot.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mandiang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mandiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Misahawa tried to score with a low kick but Mandiang checks it.
Mandiang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Misahawa's head.
Misahawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Misahawa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misahawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mandiang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang blocks a jab.
Misahawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misahawa misses with a body punch
and Mandiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misahawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandiang throws a hook but Misahawa avoids it easily.
Misahawa tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Misahawa.
Mandiang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Misahawa has time to react.
Mandiang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mandiang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mandiang looks to land a left hand but Misahawa moved out of range nicely.
Misahawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Mandiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa looks to land a left hand but Mandiang moved out of range nicely.
Misahawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mandiang.
Misahawa throws out a leg kick but Mandiang moves out of range and Misahawa only half commits.
Mandiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Misahawa punishes Mandiang's body with a nice straight punch.
Misahawa misses with a jab to the body
and Mandiang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Misahawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandiang misses with a body kick.
Misahawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mandiang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mandiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mandiang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Mandiang misses.
A big right from Misahawa misses.
Misahawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Misahawa walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Misahawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misahawa takes one to the side of the head.
Misahawa misses with a combination
and Mandiang counters with a good low kick that Misahawa was not able to check.
Mandiang swinging wildly here.
Misahawa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Misahawa avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a head kick that Misahawa semi-blocks.
Misahawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mandiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang clobbers Misahawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kenichi Misahawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aboubacar Mandiang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mandiang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Misahawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aboubacar Mandiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mandiang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aboubacar Mandiang!
An out of breath Aboubacar Mandiang 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dado Mata (ranked 2951 p4p, 1497 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 297 p4p, 168 weight class). Mata comes to the cage accompanied by 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dado Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel cracks Mata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mata looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mata fails with the takedown
and Merel counters with a huge left! Mata is in big trouble! He's backing up but Merel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mata from any more damage. A dominating finish by Merel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Merel!
Anthony Merel 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brooke Marsden (ranked 1165 p4p, 339 weight class) and Midick Aiken (ranked 68 p4p, 20 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe. Aiken has chosen N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Midick Aiken!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden pushes Aiken up against the cage in a clinch.
Marsden misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden breaks from the clinch.
Aiken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsden on the side of the head.
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsden.
Marsden misses with a straight right.
Aiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab lands there for Marsden.
Aiken cracks Marsden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aiken takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsden misses the target.
Aiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aiken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aiken takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Aiken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marsden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marsden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marsden shoots in and bounces Aiken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden stands and steps away. Aiken gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aiken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aiken has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aiken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Marsden tenderised Aiken's leg. Aiken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsden scores with a nice strike.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Aiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marsden tries for a takedown but Aiken sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Marsden ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marsden throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden backing away here, and Aiken unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aiken tries to score with a low kick but Marsden moves his leg out of the way.
Aiken stuns Marsden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Aiken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken lands with a shot to the body.
Aiken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsden is looking to clinch but Aiken is avoiding it.
Marsden looks to land a body kick but Aiken moved away.
Aiken appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aiken misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely.
Aiken takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden.
Marsden throws the left hand but Aiken avoids the punch easily.
Aiken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marsden at a distance.
Marsden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Marsden.
Marsden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marsden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marsden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aiken throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands a right hook to the body.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden throwing a counter right hand but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Marsden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsden connects with a solid leg kick.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marsden slips a jab from Aiken.
Marsden lands with a good body shot.
Marsden lands a nice shot that snaps Aiken's head back.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Aiken misses with an uppercut. Marsden saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Marsden.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Marsden scores with a takedown into Aiken's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden trying to control the position from guard on top but Aiken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aiken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsden throwing strikes from guard but Aiken blocks nicely.
Marsden won't allow Aiken to sweep him here.
Marsden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aiken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsden trying to control the position from guard on top but Aiken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aiken keeping full guard, as Marsden tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brooke Marsden will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marsden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Marsden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marsden defending well as Aiken loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aiken takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Marsden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marsden drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marsden pushing down on Aiken's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aiken has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Marsden is on him like a limpet, forcing Aiken back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken tries to break the clinch but Marsden is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden.
Aiken breaks from the clinch.
Midick Aiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marsden. That's going to slow Aiken down.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Marsden is out of range.
A low kick from Aiken is predictable there
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice cross by Marsden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Midick Aiken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Marsden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marsden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aiken is fending him off so far but Marsden persists. Nope, Aiken circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsden throws the left hand but Aiken avoids the punch easily.
Aiken missing with a left hand there. Marsden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden is looking to counter punch.
Marsden misses with a wild combination.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aiken tries to avoid it but Marsden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aiken to the ground. Aiken escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aiken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsden scores with a leg kick.
Aiken throws a jab when Marsden was well out of range.
Aiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsden.
Aiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Aiken is predictable there
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsden.
Marsden slips a straight right by Aiken.
Marsden throws the left hand but Aiken avoids the punch easily.
Aiken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marsdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aiken throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marsden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aiken 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 Marsden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marsden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Aiken misses.
Aiken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aiken misses with a wild body shot.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
A big right from Marsden misses.
Aiken throws a hook but Marsden avoids it easily.
Marsden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aiken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marsden misses with a straight left.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marsden throws a shot from downtown. Aiken moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aiken.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marsden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aiken digs a good body shot into Marsden's ribs.
Marsden misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Marsden.
Marsden blocks a leg kick.
Aiken misses the jab.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
A counter left hand to the body from Marsden misses its target.
Marsden misses with the body kick
and Aiken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aiken, as that shot connected.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Marsden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aiken is fending him off so far but Marsden persists. Nope, Aiken circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brooke Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aiken's guard.
Marsden being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marsden looking to pass the guard.
Brooke Marsden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aiken is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aiken has his hands on Marsden's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden looking to pass the guard.
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 Brooke Marsden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aiken misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aiken.
Aiken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aiken takes one to the side of the head.
Marsden lands with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Marsden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden counters with a nice body shot.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Aiken throws the left hand but Marsden avoids the punch easily.
Aiken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsden.
Aiken misses with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marsden checks a leg kick.
Marsden takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
Aiken misses with a lunging right hand
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Marsden tries for a takedown but Aiken circles away easily
and Aiken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aiken takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Marsden.
Aiken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden throws the left hand but Aiken avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
Marsden blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Marsden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsden. That did some damage!
Marsden misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Aiken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Aiken slips a jab from Marsden.
Marsden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aiken throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden scores with a body shot.
Aiken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marsden shoots in for a double leg but Aiken sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marsden slips a jab from Aiken.
Marsden connects with a single shot there.
Marsden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marsden connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken tries to work over Marsden's front leg with a kick but Marsden checks it.
A quick step to the side and Marsden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aiken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsden closes the distance and clinches.
Aiken tries to circle away but Marsden has him pinned against the cage.
Marsden misses with an elbow strike.
Marsden keeps control of Aiken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marsden breaks the clinch.
Aiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marsden doesn't seem bothered though.
Marsden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden blocks a low kick nicely.
Marsden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aiken takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aiken tries to move into range but Marsden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aiken needs to keep his hands up - Marsden had a free shot at his head there.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marsden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aiken under the eye.
Marsden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aiken.
Marsden lands with a cross.
Aiken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marsden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aiken flicks out a counter leg kick but Marsden steps away.
Marsden dips to his left and cracks Aiken with an uppercut!
Marsden swings widly with a right hand
and Aiken counters with a leg kick.
Aiken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsden throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden walks into a jab.
Marsden misses with a head kick.
Midick Aiken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooke Marsden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marsden fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aiken sprawls well initially but Marsden persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aiken looking for submissions off his back.
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 Brooke Marsden.
Well Marsden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooke Marsden!
Brooke Marsden made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Baker (ranked 963 p4p, 873 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 142 p4p, 131 weight class). Abel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Express Yourself. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aristides Abel enters the cage!
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balthazar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker walks into a jab.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abel.
Baker tries to counter by clinching up but Abel breaks away and moves out of range.
Baker staying out of range there.
Baker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abel lands a slapping body shot.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Baker moved away.
Baker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Baker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abel throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
Abel cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abel tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
A lazy left from Abel finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel throws an off balance right hand
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Abel moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abel tries a quick counter leg kick but Baker is wise to it.
Abel throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aristides Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Baker avoids the head kick by Abel.
Abel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abel throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
Abel misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
Baker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Abel manages to circle out of the way.
Baker slips a straight right by Abel.
Abel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baker will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baker doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Abel does it's job there.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Abel pushes him off.
Baker avoids the body shot from Abel.
Abel is looking to slow Baker down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Baker counters with a right hand to the body.
Baker is looking to wear down Abel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abel misses with a double jab
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abel.
Abel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Abel sprawling to the canvas. Baker follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Abel hang on?
Abel is rocked!
Baker lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Abel! More strikes land and this one is all over! Baker jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balthazar Baker!
During a confident post fight interview, Balthazar Baker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 462 p4p, 454 weight class) and Keizo Kasai (ranked 60 p4p, 58 weight class). Kitjakarn comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Drums. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Keizo Kasai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai misses the body punch
and Kitjakarn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasai misses with an uppercut
letting Kitjakarn counter with a right hand.
Kasai with a hook.
Kasai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kitjakarn under the eye.
Kasai tries to bum rush Kitjakarn with a series of wild strikes but Kitjakarn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasai throws a right hand that misses
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasai cracks Kitjakarn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitjakarn throws a big shot that misses.
Kitjakarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasai throws out the jab.
A left lands for Kasai.
Kasai misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai throws a right hand that misses
and Kitjakarn counters with a low kick, right behind Kasai 's knee.
Kasai misses with a lunging right hand
and Kitjakarn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kitjakarn is looking to slow Kasai down with leg kicks.
Kasai looks to throw the jab but Kitjakarn is out of range.
Kasai throws a combination that misses
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasai thinking.
Kasai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasai misses with a left hand
and Kitjakarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Kitjakarn.
Keizo Kasai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn misses with an uppercut. Kasai saw that one coming.
Kasai swings widly with a right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasai thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai tries to bum rush Kitjakarn with a series of wild strikes but Kitjakarn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kitjakarn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kasai just manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kasai doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Kasai misses.
Kasai tries to move into range but Kitjakarn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kasai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Kasai misses.
Kasai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kasai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Kitjakarn.
It looks like Kitjakarn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kasai throws a poor cross that misses
and Kitjakarn counters with a body kick.
Kasai misses with a hook.
Kitjakarn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kasai avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasai looks winded!
Kitjakarn lands a right hook to the body.
Kitjakarn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kitjakarn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kitjakarn's corner calls for a 1-2. Kitjakarn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kasai misses with a lunging right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a straight right hand.
Kasai misses with an uppercut
and Kitjakarn counters with a crisp right that sends Kasai to the canvas! Kitjakarn follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biabas Kitjakarn!
Our winner, Biabas Kitjakarn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arniquez Montgomery (ranked 597 p4p, 300 weight class) and Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 93 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arniquez Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy throws a leg kick which misses Montgomery's front leg but catches the back leg as Montgomery tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Montgomery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.
Montgomery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Montgomery.
Montgomery scores with a punch to the head.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a right hand
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery backing away here, and Kennedy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Montgomery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montgomery throws a lazy uppercut
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montgomery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Montgomery misses with a lunging right hand
and Kennedy counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Kennedy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kennedy drops Montgomery with a big knee straight up the middle! Montgomery is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Montgomery is rocked!
It looks like Arniquez Montgomery has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Oh Montgomery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling a little - Kennedy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kennedy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montgomery stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Montgomery's body. Montgomery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Montgomery hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonzar Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 337 p4p, 823 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 8 p4p, 37 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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28
260
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov misses with a looping right.
Menshikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dankovich counters with a good, hard body kick but Menshikov shrugs it off.
Menshikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dankovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Menshikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dankovich counters by clinching up.
Menshikov stalling in the clinch.
Dankovich misses with the head strike.
Dankovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dankovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Menshikov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Menshikov fails to land.
Dankovich working aggressively here.
Menshikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dankovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menshikov throws a head punch that misses.
Menshikov gets through Dankovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dankovich digs a right hand underneath Menshikov's ribcage. Menshikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Dankovich.
Menshikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dankovich lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich is working Menshikov over against the cage.
Menshikov looks winded!
Dankovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dankovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Dankovich.
Dankovich scores with a jab to the body.
Dankovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Menshikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Menshikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Dankovich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dankovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dankovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 nice inside leg kick there by Dankovich. That's going to slow Menshikov down.
Menshikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Maxim Menshikov has been cut.
Menshikov misses with a shot to the body
and Dankovich counters with a huge right that knocks Menshikov out cold! Dankovich is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anzor Dankovich!
A less than humble Anzor Dankovich misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 60 p4p, 65 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 10 p4p, 13 weight class). Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Baldur Torsten will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215
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213
26 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke dives in and grabs Torsten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torsten pushes down on Choke's head and hops out.
A lazy left from Torsten finds it's target.
Torsten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choke.
Choke shoots in and drives through. Torsten sprawls well.
Torsten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torsten won't be happy with that.
Torsten explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choke gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torsten has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke looks to land a strike but Torsten avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Choke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Choke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torsten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Choke manages to get himself to full guard.
Torsten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Choke has his foot on Torsten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torsten works his way back into a safe position though.
Torsten advances to half guard.
Choke tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Choke actively working from the bottom here.
Torsten prevents Choke from improving his position.
Well, if Torsten 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke wants to get back to full guard.
Choke manages to get to full guard.
Choke working for a triangle but Torsten defends it easily.
Torsten wants to control from the top but Choke keeps moving.
Choke has his foot on Torsten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torsten works his way back into a safe position though.
Torsten controls from within his opponent's guard.
Choke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Choke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torsten is just riding it out for now. Choke eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Choke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torsten has managed to free his arm - good work.
Torsten controlling the position well.
Torsten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torsten regains full guard. Nicely done.
Choke is looking to work some ground and pound but Torsten has wrist control.
Choke preventing the sweep.
Torsten can't keep his opponent in guard - Choke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke trying to mount his opponent but Torsten defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torsten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
Torsten tries to get to full guard but Choke has control of the leg.
Choke is working for a submission of some sort.
Torsten gets back to full guard.
Torsten lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Torsten controlling from the top position.
Torsten trying to stand up but can't free himself from Choke's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baldur Torsten will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Choke misses with a takedown attempt - Torsten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Choke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Torsten throws a body shot but no joy.
Choke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choke shoots for a takedown but Torsten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Torsten misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like David Choke has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Torsten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but Torsten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Choke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Choke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torsten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torsten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Choke. Choke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torsten sizes up Choke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke misses with a takedown
and Torsten counters with a stiff right hand.
Torsten feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Choke sprawling to the canvas! Choke rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torsten finish him?!
Choke is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torsten counters with a left to the body.
Torsten misses the jab.
Choke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torsten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Torsten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Torsten displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choke.
Choke fails with a takedown attempt.
Torsten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten throws a lazy right hand but Choke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Choke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Torsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choke was well out of range. Poor timing from Torsten.
Choke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
Choke is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Torsten.
Torsten misses with a wild body shot.
Choke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torsten misses with an uppercut.
Choke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Choke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torsten punishes Choke's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Torsten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Choke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torsten misses with a double jab.
Choke fails with a takedown attempt.
Torsten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torsten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Choke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Torsten.
Torsten cracks a nice hook into Choke's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torsten sends Choke crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Torsten is motioning to the referee to let Choke up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Choke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torsten fakes the body blow, causing Choke to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Choke goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Baldur Torsten 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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