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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory McShea (ranked 4627 p4p, 23921 weight class) and Fyodor Dmitriev (ranked 472 p4p, 543 weight class). Rory McShea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the 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, Rory McShea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Dmitriev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitriev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dmitriev tries to score a power double leg takedown but McShea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dmitriev somewhat.
Dmitriev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McShea pinned against the cage. McShea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rory McShea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Dmitriev.
Dmitriev shoots in for a double leg but McShea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dmitriev just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcShea.
Dmitriev shoots in and gets a takedown into McShea's guard.
McShea has Dmitriev pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dmitriev stopping the sweep attempt from McShea.
Dmitriev slips nicely into half guard.
McShea wants to control but Dmitriev passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McShea holds on to Dmitriev's head and controls the position momentarily.
McShea is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dmitriev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dmitriev wants to control but McShea is keeping him busy.
Dmitriev tries to stand but McShea is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McShea is trying to get back to half guard.
Dmitriev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two 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.
McShea is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McShea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dmitriev throws an elbow but McShea slips to the side and avoids it well.
McShea is trying to improve his position.
McShea on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McShea tries to get out of the position.
McShea struggling a bit here.
Dmitriev is trying to get an arm triangle but McShea is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McShea trying his best to control but Dmitriev has mounted him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fyodor Dmitriev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dmitriev 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 9:10
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fyodor Dmitriev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1950 p4p, 2157 weight class) and Anti Happy (ranked 213 p4p, 234 weight class). Wright comes into the arena with Come out to play blaring out of the sound system. Happy has chosen Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Happy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wright tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Happy is in Wright 's guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Happy from controlling successfully.
Wright has his hands on Happy's head, controlling the position.
Happy postures up and lands a big shot to Wright 's brow.
Happy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Happy wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wright manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Happy has Wright in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright won't allow Happy to sweep him here.
Happy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
Happy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Happy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
Wright sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Happy's guard.
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.
Happy is trying to get back to full guard.
Happy looking for submissions off his back.
Happy looking for submissions off his back.
Wright decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wright lands with a cross.
Wright getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wright throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Happy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wright as he avoids it easily.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Happy does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Happy with that takedown attempt.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Happy.
Wright leaves Happy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cleon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Happy.
Happy moves out of range of the strikes.
Happy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wright tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Happy is in Wright 's guard.
Happy stops Wright from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright keeping full guard, as Happy tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wright holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wright is on top in guard.
Wright has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Happy working for a triangle but Wright defends it easily.
Happy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Happy shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Happy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
Happy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wright is fending him off so far but Happy persists. Nope, Wright circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Happy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wright napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wright tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Happy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Happy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wright has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Happy but great work by Wright .
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Happy can do to turn this around?
Happy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Happy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wright advances to full mount.
Wright blocks Happy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wright is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Happy or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright , which made it look bad.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cleon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Happy.
Wright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wright swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anti Happy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Happy fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wright wants it to stay on the feet.
Happy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wright manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wright wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Happy.
Happy with a poor takedown
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Happy is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Happy on the side of the head.
Happy tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Happy with that takedown attempt.
Happy misses with a takedown attempt - Wright sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Happy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Happy shoots in but Wright avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Happy walks into a left hand.
Happy shoots and misses
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Happy tries for a takedown but Wright sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Happy manages to avoid it.
Happy dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHappy.
Happy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Happy darts in looking for a takedown but Wright gets double underhooks and turns Happy into the cage.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHappy.
Nice jab there from Wright .
Happy fails with the takedown
and Wright counters with a nice right hand that sends Happy toppling to the canvas! Happy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wright finish him?!
 Happy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Happy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wright to the ground. Happy is now in Wright 's guard.
Happy is still in real trouble! Can Wright finish him?
Happy trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Happy seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Happy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wright haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Happy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Happy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
Happy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wright is fending him off so far but Happy persists. Nope, Wright circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Happy manages to avoid it.
Cleon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Happy.
Happy shoots for a double leg takedown but Wright sprawls well. He's pushed Happy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Happy's head.
Happy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Happy avoids the body shot from Wright .
Wright lands a big right hand that sends Happy crashing to the mat! Wright stays standing though and waves Happy back to his feet!
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Happy collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cleon Wright !
A victorious Cleon Wright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Smith (ranked 1905 p4p, 1409 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 245 p4p, 186 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, George Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Adee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Adee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adee keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Adee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith controlling from side mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith stands up.
Adee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Adee and move into the clinch.
Smith goes for a double leg but Adee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adee continues to drive forward.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adee as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adee rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Adee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith decides to pull guard.
Smith is looking to sweep but instead, Adee has passed into half guard.
It looks like Adee is going to stand back up.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Adee is very close to passing his half guard.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Adee has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Smith is looking to get back to full guard here but Adee has managed to pass to side control instead.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Adee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Adee finds it's target.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.
As Adee looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Adee just gets out of the way.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adee delivers a nice body kick.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Adee sprawls well.
Adee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adee wants it to stay on the feet.
Adee jabs at Smith's body.
Adee moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Adee throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Adee. Beautiful body shot.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Adee lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arriorus Adee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adee lands with a nice body punch.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Adee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Adee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Adee takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith is looking to stall here but Adee recovers full guard.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Adee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Adee!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adee.
Adee throws a shot to the body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Adee keeps it at a distance.
Adee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adee wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries for a takedown but Adee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adee pinned against the cage. Adee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee throws a nice head kick!
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Adee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Adee.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith trying to control the action but Adee is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stalling.
Adee kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith tries for a takedown but Adee circles away easily
and Adee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Adee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Adee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Adee misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adee as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adee.
Adee tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Adee is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arriorus Adee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Adee gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adee tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee misses with a body punch.
Adee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith presses Adee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adee misses with the head strike.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adee moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick but Adee checks it.
A nice leg kick from Adee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arriorus Adee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adee as he avoids it easily.
Adee is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Adee swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Adee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Adee moved away.
Adee connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Adee scores with a kick to the body.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adee.
George Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Adee.
A short body shot lands from Adee as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith successfully pulls guard.
Adee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Adee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Adee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Adee lands a head kick!
Adee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Adee misses with a looping left.
George Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Adee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Adee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Adee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Adee is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adee lands a body shot.
Adee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adee.
Adee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Adee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Adee stacks Smith on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Adee!
Adee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arriorus Adee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adee 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arriorus Adee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 1001 p4p, 897 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 146 p4p, 134 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conrad Tama Ginty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama Ginty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tama Ginty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tama Ginty thuds a left hand into Zambrano's body.
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Zambrano avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tama Ginty.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zambrano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tama Ginty connects with a looping right hand.
Zambrano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tama Ginty cracks Zambrano with a good jab.
Zambrano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tama Ginty pushes Zambrano away with a front kick.
Tama Ginty tests Zambrano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zambrano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a lunging right hand
and Zambrano counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty moves to clinch but Zambrano breaks away
and Zambrano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook.
Tama Ginty punishes Zambrano's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambrano moves away.
Zambrano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tama Ginty with a body shot.
Zambrano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tama Ginty scores with a nice head shot.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tama Ginty has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zambrano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zambrano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zambrano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tama Ginty to score with a decent uppercut.
Zambrano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tama Ginty throwing a counter right hand but Zambrano manages to avoid it.
Zambrano moves out of range of the strikes.
Zambrano looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tama Ginty gets tackled into the cage by Zambrano. Zambrano maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty lands a right hand.
Zambrano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tama Ginty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tama Ginty keeps control of Zambrano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zambrano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zambrano manages to break the clinch.
Zambrano slips under a jab from Tama Ginty.
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!
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zambrano counters with a low kick, right behind Tama Ginty 's knee.
Tama Ginty digs a good body shot into Zambrano's ribs.
Tama Ginty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zambrano on the side of the head.
Zambrano throws a jab but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Nice body punch from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Tama Ginty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zambrano just misses with a punch to the body.
Tama Ginty lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Tama Ginty.
That kick from Tama Ginty tenderised Zambrano's leg. Zambrano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambrano moves away.
Zambrano shapes to counter with a head kick.
Zambrano throws a hook but Tama Ginty blocks it.
Tama Ginty throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty throws an overhand right that lands on Zambrano's shoulder, as Zambrano tries to avoid the shot.
Zambrano tries a quick counter leg kick but Tama Ginty is wise to it.
Tama Ginty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zambrano manages to avoid it.
Zambrano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tama Ginty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tama Ginty.
Zambrano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty scores with a shot to the body.
Zambrano scores with a three punch combo!
Nice shot by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty clinches with his opponent.
Tama Ginty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Zambrano lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zambrano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tama Ginty lands a nice looking body shot.
Tama Ginty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zambrano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano needs to keep his hands up - Tama Ginty had a free shot at his head there.
Tama Ginty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zambrano staying out of range there.
Tama Ginty sets himself, and Zambrano steps forward looking for the clinch! Tama Ginty avoids it this time.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the side of Zambrano's head but Zambrano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tama Ginty tried to score with a low kick but Zambrano checks it.
A little jabbing left from Zambrano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tama Ginty throws a poor cross that misses
and Zambrano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zambrano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tama Ginty throws a push kick but Zambrano slaps the foot to one side.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick which misses Zambrano's front leg but catches the back leg as Zambrano tries to avoid it.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Zambrano's ribcage but misses.
Zambrano blocks a leg kick.
Zambrano is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty throws a body punch but Zambrano moves out of range.
A nice side step and Zambrano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zambrano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zambrano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tama Ginty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zambrano scrambles back to his feet.
Zambrano pushes Tama Ginty up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty dominated that round.
That's time! Tama Ginty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zambrano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zambrano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tama Ginty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tama Ginty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zambrano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Tama Ginty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zambrano slips under a jab.
Tama Ginty throws a looping overhand right but Zambrano ducks down to avoid it.
Tama Ginty tests Zambrano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tama Ginty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama Ginty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tama Ginty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tama Ginty lands a jab to Zambrano's midsection.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zambrano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tama Ginty has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrano.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Zambrano misses with some punches.
Zambrano throws a punch but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty pushes Zambrano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tama Ginty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tama Ginty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tama Ginty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zambrano was well out of range. Poor timing from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Zambrano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick
and Zambrano counters with a nice body kick.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty scoring well with a low kick there.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the body
and Zambrano counters with an inside leg kick.
Zambrano blocks the body kick.
Zambrano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tama Ginty is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Zambrano.
Tama Ginty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zambrano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tama Ginty checks it well.
Zambrano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zambrano can do to turn this around?
Zambrano throws a low kick but Tama Ginty avoids it.
Tama Ginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Zambrano is just out of range.
Zambrano misses with a body shot.
Tama Ginty tries to clinch
and Zambrano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tama Ginty loads up on a big right hand but Zambrano slips the punch.
Tama Ginty lands a jab to Zambrano's midsection.
Tama Ginty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zambrano counters with a thumping low kick.
Tama Ginty missing with a left hand there. Zambrano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tama Ginty slips under a jab from Zambrano.
Zambrano closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tama Gintys head.
Zambrano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Zambrano.
A right hand to the body from Tama Ginty.
Zambrano misses with a punch on the inside.
Zambrano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zambrano thuds his right hand into Tama Ginty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Zambrano misses.
Zambrano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tama Ginty.
Zambrano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tama Ginty. That one must have hurt.
Zambrano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Conrad Tama Ginty is winning the standup battle so far.
Tama Ginty jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zambrano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tama Ginty throws a jab but it's blocked by Zambrano.
Tama Ginty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Zambrano coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tama Ginty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zambrano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tama Ginty throws a body punch but Zambrano moves out of range.
Tama Ginty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zambrano counters with a good low kick that Tama Ginty was not able to check.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tama Ginty. Zambrano shrugs it off though.
Tama Ginty swings for the body but Zambrano moves out of range.
A nice side step and Zambrano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zambrano wants to clinch.
Zambrano lands a jab-cross combination.
A left lands for Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty loads up on a big right hand but Zambrano slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darwin Zambrano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambrano moves away.
No joy there for Zambrano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zambrano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tama Ginty throws a low kick, looking for Zambrano's leg but Zambrano calmly moves out of range.
Zambrano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zambrano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zambrano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tama Ginty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tama Ginty missing with a left hand there. Zambrano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zambrano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zambrano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Tama Ginty as he connects with a hook.
Tama Ginty with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Tama Ginty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zambrano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tama Ginty.
Zambrano looks to land a body kick but Tama Ginty moved away.
Tama Ginty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zambrano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tama Ginty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zambrano on the side of the head.
Tama Ginty cracks Zambrano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tama Ginty works Zambrano's body with a nice hook.
Zambrano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zambrano throws a low kick but Tama Ginty avoids it.
Zambrano blocks a low kick nicely.
Tama Ginty scores with a body shot.
Zambrano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty clinches up with Zambrano and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Zambrano on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch on the inside.
Zambrano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick that misses.
Zambrano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tama Ginty tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tama Ginty takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tama Ginty scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambrano misses the shot to the body.
Tama Ginty swings for the body but Zambrano moves out of range.
Zambrano feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
and Zambrano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Tama Ginty misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tama Ginty. Zambrano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zambrano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tama Ginty lands a slapping body shot.
Tama Ginty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tama Ginty lands a nice looking body shot.
Tama Ginty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zambrano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch
letting Zambrano counter with a right hand.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Zambrano moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zambrano.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zambrano.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook
enabling Zambrano to counter with a crisp jab.
Tama Ginty jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zambrano moves into the clinch.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zambrano.
A nice left hand lands by Tama Ginty.
Zambrano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zambrano is working Tama Ginty over against the cage.
Tama Ginty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zambrano fails to land.
Tama Ginty blocking some punches.
Zambrano lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zambrano lands an uppercut.
 Tama Ginty is rocked!
Zambrano blocks an uppercut.
Oh Tama Ginty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Zambrano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Zambrano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Zambrano blocks it.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Tama Ginty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zambrano struggles to land a body shot inside as Tama Ginty controls his hands.
Zambrano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tama Ginty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zambrano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zambrano lands an uppercut.
Zambrano has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Zambrano misses with a body punch.
Zambrano cracks Tama Ginty with a nice body shot.
Zambrano throws a big uppercut that drops Tama Ginty! More strikes from Zambrano and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tama Ginty lies dazed against the cage as Zambrano celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darwin Zambrano!
Darwin Zambrano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petersson (ranked 1362 p4p, 1002 weight class) and Long Schlong (ranked 151 p4p, 109 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Petersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersson.
Petersson misses with a right hand
enabling Schlong to counter with a crisp jab.
Schlong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schlong throws out the jab.
Petersson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Schlong misses with a straight left.
Petersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schlong walks into a straight right hand from Petersson.
Schlong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petersson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Petersson misses.
Schlong digs a good body shot into Petersson's ribs.
Schlong misses with a takedown attempt - Petersson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Petersson misses its target.
Petersson leaves Schlong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peter Petersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Schlong.
Petersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schlong.
A big left from Petersson misses.
Petersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schlong was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersson.
Schlong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schlong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson jabs Schlong right on the nose. Schlong blinks but takes it well.
Petersson drives through and clinches with Schlong against the cage.
Petersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petersson.
Petersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schlong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Schlong fails to land.
Schlong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petersson pushes Schlong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersson.
Petersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schlong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schlong tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Schlong as the two fighters clinch.
Petersson misses with the head strike.
Petersson gets underhooks to prevent Schlong's takedown attempt.
Petersson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Schlong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Schlong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersson looking to slow down the pace here.
Petersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schlong blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petersson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petersson misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petersson as Schlong tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Petersson fails to land.
Schlong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petersson prevents a body shot from Schlong.
Petersson is looking to control Schlong's arms but Schlong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petersson has his back to the cage.
Schlong trying to control the position but instead, Petersson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schlong into the cage.
Schlong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Schlong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Schlong on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Schlong fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schlong.
Petersson throws a head punch that misses.
Petersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Schlong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Petersson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Schlong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schlong swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Schlong on the inside.
Good body shot from Schlong.
A head punch on the inside from Petersson fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schlong.
Petersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schlong swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schlong misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schlong up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schlong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petersson.
Schlong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petersson throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Schlong to work.
Petersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersson.
A short uppercut from Petersson.
A nice left hand lands by Schlong.
A short uppercut from Schlong.
Schlong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Schlong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Petersson 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.
Schlong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petersson blocks a jab.
Petersson throwing a counter right hand but Schlong manages to avoid it.
Petersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schlong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schlong slips a straight right by Petersson.
Schlong slips under a jab.
Schlong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersson.
Schlong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schlong just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Petersson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petersson throws a body punch but Schlong moves out of range.
Schlong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petersson misses with a hook.
Petersson misses with an uppercut. Schlong saw that one coming.
Schlong ducks right into an uppercut from Petersson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schlong.
Schlong throws a jab but it's blocked by Petersson.
Petersson misses with a left hand
and Schlong counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Schlong misses.
Petersson tried to counter with a leg kick but Schlong avoided it.
Petersson misses with an uppercut. Schlong saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlong.
Petersson moves into the clinch.
Schlong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersson.
Petersson misses with some punches.
Schlong stalling in the clinch.
Schlong tries to throw a body punch but Petersson avoids it by throwing Schlong back against the cage.
Schlong lands a nice uppercut.
Petersson stalls.
A shot in the inside from Schlong.
Schlong struggles to land a body shot inside as Petersson controls his hands.
Petersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schlong working aggressively here.
Schlong misses with a body punch.
Petersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schlong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersson blocks a body shot from Schlong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersson working aggressively here.
Petersson prevents a body shot from Schlong.
Schlong tries to throw a body punch but Petersson avoids it by throwing Schlong back against the cage.
Schlong lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schlong.
Petersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petersson lands a left hand.
Schlong is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersson.
Schlong is still on wobbly legs! Can Petersson finish him?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petersson.
Petersson misses with some punches.
Schlong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schlong blocks an uppercut.
Petersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schlong can do to turn this around?
Petersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schlong seems to have recovered his senses.
Schlong just leaning against Petersson, taking a breather.
Schlong swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersson blocks an uppercut.
Peter Petersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Schlong.
Petersson prevents a body shot from Schlong.
Schlong slows down the pace here.
Petersson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Petersson.
Petersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Schlong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schlong misses with some punches.
Schlong has Petersson pressed against the cage.
A short right from Petersson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schlong.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schlong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petersson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schlong is pushing Petersson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Petersson working aggressively here.
Schlong struggles to land a body shot inside as Petersson controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Petersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersson throws a big uppercut that drops Schlong! More strikes from Petersson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Schlong lies dazed against the cage as Petersson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Petersson!
Peter Petersson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Sanchez (ranked 1076 p4p, 775 weight class) and Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 116 p4p, 88 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Sanchez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Casey.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez has Casey up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Casey tries to counter it with a takedown but Sanchez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Casey keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Casey.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez 's belly button to the back.
Casey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez rushes Casey and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Casey drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez stays in close to Casey's body and controls the position.
Our spies down at at New York Public Gym inform us that Casey has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Casey working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanchez 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Casey won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Casey looking to control.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Casey trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Casey moves out of range.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Casey goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Casey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Casey's leg. Casey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Casey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Casey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Casey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Casey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Casey is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez rushes Casey and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez .
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez .
Casey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marcos Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Belt Casey.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Casey tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanchez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez tries to clinch but Casey moves away
and Casey counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
Casey scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Casey.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Casey circles away.
Casey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casey is one step ahead there.
Sanchez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Casey is looking for a takedown.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Casey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Casey blocking some punches.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Casey under the eye.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Casey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Casey keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Casey breaks away
and Casey counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez , who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Casey tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Casey tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Casey avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Yellow Belt Casey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Casey tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Casey is thwarting Sanchez 's attempts to control the position.
Casey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Casey has control of the leg.
Casey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanchez is just riding it out for now. Casey eventually gives up the hold.
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 Marcos Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Casey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Casey throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Yellow Belt Casey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Casey circles away.
Casey throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
It appears Sanchez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Casey.
Sanchez cracks Casey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez has Casey up against the cage in a clinch.
Casey looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey blocking some punches.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Casey can't get the takedown.
Marcos Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Belt Casey.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Casey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
Casey jumps guard.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Casey wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Casey seems keen to control Sanchez 's posture.
Casey being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Casey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Casey circles away.
Casey slips under a jab from Sanchez .
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Casey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Casey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcos Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Sanchez 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
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 head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Casey pulls guard successfully.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Casey is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez , 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Sanchez !
Marcos Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tytus Aleksy (ranked 650 p4p, 822 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 91 p4p, 115 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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40
166
28 - 16 - 0 |
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33
184
22 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Rahman finds it's target.
Aleksy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rahman misses with a few strikes there.
Aleksy keeps the fight on the outside.
Aleksy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Aleksy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Aleksy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rahman doesn't seem phased though.
Rahman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aleksy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rahmans head.
Aleksy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aleksy misses with a straight right.
Rahman defending well as Aleksy loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman misses with an uppercut. Aleksy saw that one coming.
Aleksy defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Aleksy misses with an uppercut. Rahman saw that one coming.
Aleksy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Aleksy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aleksy looks to land a right hand but Rahman moved out of range.
Rahman wants to counter the offense by Aleksy and move into the clinch position.
Rahman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman lands a knee to the body.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aleksy looking to slow down the pace here.
Rahman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aleksy.
Rahman tries to land knees in the clinch but Aleksy avoids the damage to the body.
Aleksy looking to slow down the pace here.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
Rahman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Aleksy.
Rahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aleksy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Aleksy.
Aleksy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aleksy backwards.
Aleksy working hard to break the clinch.
Aleksy misses with the head strike.
Aleksy breaks from the clinch.
Aleksy connects with a crisp jab.
Aleksy throws a looping overhand right but Rahman ducks down to avoid it.
Aleksy swings for the body but Rahman moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman misses with a wild body shot.
Rahman missing with a left hand there. Aleksy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahman drives through and clinches with Aleksy against the cage.
Aleksy has Rahman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rahman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aleksy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rahman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aleksy avoids it.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aleksys head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahman.
Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Rahman lands a nice hook to Aleksy's body. Aleksy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aleksy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rahman on the side of the head.
A jab from Aleksy finds it's way through Rahman's defenses.
Aleksy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rahman wants to counter with a clinch but Aleksy pushes him away.
Aleksy tries to land a leg kick but Rahman saw it coming and moves away.
Aleksy misses with an uppercut. Rahman saw that one coming.
Rahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rahman rushes Aleksy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Aleksy avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
Aleksy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Aleksy.
Rahman landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy throws a head punch that misses.
Aleksy has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aleksy lands with a left to the head.
Rahman lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Aleksy.
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Aleksy controls his hands.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Aleksy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rahman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tytus Aleksy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Aleksy.
A frustrated look appears on Aleksy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman tries to work over Aleksy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aleksy misses with some punches.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdul Rahman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aleksy throws a jab but it's blocked by Rahman.
Aleksy misses with a straight left.
Rahman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rahman wants to clinch up but Aleksy keeps it at a distance.
Rahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahman slips under a jab from Aleksy.
Rahman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rahman throws the left hand but Aleksy avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Aleksy misses the target.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aleksy throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman slips under a jab.
Aleksy throws the kick towards the body but Rahman avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleksy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rahman scores with a punch to the head.
Rahman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aleksy throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Aleksy takes one to the side of the 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!
Aleksy moves away from the strike by Rahman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
Aleksy is trying to maintain a safe position but Rahman gets an underhook and turns Aleksy into the cage.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aleksys head.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman gets through Aleksy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdul Rahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rahman trying to land knees to the body.
Aleksy tries to stall but Rahman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rahman lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rahman lands with a short shot to the head.
Rahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aleksy backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aleksy throws a head punch that misses.
Rahman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aleksy is defending well for now.
Rahman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Aleksy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rahman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aleksy backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
A body shot lands from Rahman.
Aleksy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Aleksy backwards.
Aleksy is rocked!
Rahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Aleksy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aleksy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksy taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Rahman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aleksy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman keeps control of Aleksy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rahman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rahman pushes Aleksy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aleksy tries to break the clinch but Rahman is controlling the position.
Rahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aleksy backwards.
Aleksy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aleksy tries to score a body lock takedown but Rahman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rahman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Aleksy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rahman is unloading with more strikes now! Aleksy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Rahman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 1266 p4p, 474 weight class) and Lemmy Bang (ranked 146 p4p, 60 weight class). Bang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lemmy Bang!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Courtial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang instigates a clinch.
Bang lands a shoulder strike.
Bang lands an uppercut.
Bang throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Courtial lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bang jumps guard but Courtial stands there with Bang around his waist. Bang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Courtial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Courtial manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Courtial misses.
Courtial throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Bang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Bang is just out of range.
Bang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bang doesn't manage to clinch there - Courtial circles away.
Courtial throws a chopping leg kick but Bang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bang clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bang pulls guard effortlessly.
Bang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Courtial defends it easily.
Bang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Courtial defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Courtial controlling from the top position.
Bang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Courtial defends it easily.
Courtial controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Courtial is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Courtial controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Courtial 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.
Courtial is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Courtial is aware though and is defending well.
Bang keeping moving, preventing Courtial from controlling successfully.
Bang keeping full guard, as Courtial tries to pass.
Courtial got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Courtial has managed to get both his arms back between Bang's legs - danger averted.
Courtial slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Courtial defends well.
Courtial controlling from the top position.
Our spies down at at Heavy Metal inform us that Bang has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Courtial continues to stall.
Courtial has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Courtial doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Courtial manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Courtial gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Courtial trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Courtial showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Courtial avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Courtial showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bang is looking for a triangle but Courtial pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Courtial's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Courtial showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemmy Bang dominated that round.
That's time! Courtial's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Courtial.
Bang moves out of range of the strikes.
Bang closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Courtial.
Bang blocking some punches.
Bang misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Courtial as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
A shot in the inside from Courtial.
Courtial swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
Bang blocks a body shot from Courtial.
Bang blocks a body shot from Courtial.
Bang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Courtial to keep the fight standing.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Courtial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Bang scores with a shot to the side of Courtial's head.
Courtial looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Courtial controls the action.
Bang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Bang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Courtial to keep the fight standing.
Courtial misses with some punches.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
Bang misses with some punches.
Courtial blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemmy Bang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bang throws a head punch that misses.
Bang working aggressively here.
Courtial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bang.
Bang blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries a body shot but Courtial blocks it.
Courtial breaks the clinch.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
Courtial tries to keep at a distance but Bang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Courtial tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Courtial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Courtial scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bang digs a right hand underneath Courtial's ribcage. Courtial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Courtial lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bang tries to pull guard but Courtial forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lemmy Bang.
A nice left hand lands by Courtial.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Courtial.
Courtial throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang tries to work over Courtial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands a shot to the body.
Courtial tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
Nice body punch from Courtial - that landed with a thud.
Courtial has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
A short right from Courtial on the inside.
A short uppercut from Courtial.
Courtial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Courtial working aggressively here.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
Bang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Courtial just stands there and leans against the cage.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Courtial prevents a body shot from Bang.
Bang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bang tries to pull guard but Courtial won't allow it.
Bang jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Courtial trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Courtial looking to pass the guard.
Bang being controlled here, momentarily.
Bang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Courtial wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Courtial slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lemmy Bang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
Bang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Courtial looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Bang wants to clinch up but Courtial keeps it at a distance.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Courtial pushes him off.
Bang moves into range and clinches up with Courtial.
Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Courtial controls the action.
A short right from Courtial.
Bang tries to pull guard but Courtial won't allow it.
Courtial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bang blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial lands a body punch.
Courtial pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bang doesn't manage to clinch there - Courtial circles away.
Bang walks into a straight right hand from Courtial.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bang tries to pull guard but Courtial won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Courtial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bang throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Bang - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bang.
Bang misses with a body punch.
Bang blocks an uppercut.
Courtial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Courtial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Courtial misses with a body punch.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bang lands a hook that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Bang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Courtial just stands there and leans against the cage.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lemmy Bang.
Courtial pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
A countering left hand to the body from Bang misses.
Bang rushes Courtial and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Bang controls his hands.
Courtial is working Bang over against the cage.
Courtial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Courtial lands a two punch combo.
Courtial catches Bang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bang moves to clinch but Courtial breaks away
and Courtial counters with a straight right hand.
Bang closes the distance and pushes Courtial back into the cage.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
Courtial lands a nice shot to the body.
Bang jumps into guard, dragging Courtial to the mat.
Bang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Courtial is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Courtial stands and throws Bang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bang is not content to let Courtial control the position.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bang prevents Courtial from moving into mount.
Courtial wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bang keeps working.
Courtial happy to just control the position for now.
Courtial tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bang's legs.
Courtial is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bang will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lemmy Bang has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Bang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang gets back to half guard.
Courtial controlling the action here.
Bang is not content to let Courtial control the position.
Bang tries to roll over but Courtial keeps him under control.
Bang actively working from the bottom here.
Courtial is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bang actively working from the bottom here.
Godefroy Courtial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Courtial is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Godefroy Courtial showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bang 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lemmy Bang!
Lemmy Bang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 214 p4p, 455 weight class) and Alex Deigos (ranked 37 p4p, 71 weight class). Alex Deigos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Deigos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deigos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach has Deigos up against the cage in a clinch.
Deigos lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Beach.
Deigos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Deigos up against the cage.
Deigos tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deigos tries to circle away but Beach has him pinned against the cage.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Deigos controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deigos scores with a shoulder strike.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deigos's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Deigos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beach lands an elbow that stopped Deigos in his tracks for a moment.
Deigos throws a punch but it's blocked by Beach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deigos lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deigos.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Deigos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beach seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Deigos can turn it around.
Beach lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Beach.
Deigos blocks a body shot from Beach.
Beach misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deigos is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deigos.
A head punch on the inside from Deigos fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Beach.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Deigos avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.
Deigos misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Deigos breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach doesn't manage to clinch there - Deigos circles away.
Beach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deigos.
Deigos misses with a looping right.
Beach darts in and clinches Deigos up against the cage.
Deigos lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Deigos.
Deigos leaning against his opponent.
Deigos pushes Beach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deigos throws a lazy right hand but Beach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deigos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
Deigos misses with a hook
and Beach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deigos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deigos throws a lazy right hand but Beach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beach swings for the body but Deigos moves out of range.
Beach drops his hands momentarily and Deigos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Deigos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beach is looking to counter punch.
Beach misses with a right hand
and Deigos counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deigos throws a series of punches but Beach avoids them all with ease.
Beach scores with a shot to the body.
Beach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deigos manages to avoid it.
Beach takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Beach.
Beach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deigos swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach looking to slow down the pace here.
Deigos taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Deigos fails to land.
Deigos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deigos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beach is looking to wear down Deigos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beach moves out of range as Deigos strikes.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Beach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deigos cracks Beach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deigos throws a looping overhand right but Beach ducks down to avoid it.
Deigos 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.
Beach lands a body shot.
Beach looks to land a combination. Deigos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Alex Deigos has been cut.
Deigos misses with a straight left.
Beach slips a jab and a cross from Deigos.
Deigos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beach gets a clinch.
Beach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach tries a body shot but Deigos blocks it.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
Deigos is looking to control Beach's arms but Beach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deigos has his back to the cage.
Deigos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Beach.
Beach is working Deigos over against the cage.
Deigos looks winded!
Deigos prevents a body shot from Beach.
Still in the clinch, Beach scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Beach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Deigos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deigos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beach clobbers Deigos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Beach.
Deigos misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Deigos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Beach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beach swinging wildly here.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach drops Deigos with a beautiful combination! Deigos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beach is looking for the KO!
Deigos is rocked!
Beach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deigos can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deigos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Deigos is still on wobbly legs! Can Beach finish him?
Beach lands a nice hook to Deigos's body. Deigos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
BOOM! Beach lands a beautiful left hook that drops Deigos. Deigos tries to recover but Beach is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Deigos lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Beach!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sammy Beach waved his t-shirt featuring FUClothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 17 p4p, 305 weight class) and Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 2 p4p, 41 weight class). Kalmisto has chosen Tässäkö tää oli as his entrance music. Apophis Kalmisto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apophis Kalmisto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jimenez cracks Kalmisto with an open hand slap.
Jimenez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalmisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kalmisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimenez thuds a left hand into Kalmisto's body.
Jimenez throws a combination that misses
letting Kalmisto counter with a right hand.
Kalmisto takes one to the chin there.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Kalmisto.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jimenez throws a series of strikes that have Kalmisto backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez gets the takedown into side control.
Kalmisto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jimenez swings around for an armbar but Kalmisto sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jimenez's guard.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Kalmisto from controlling successfully.
Jimenez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jimenez is keeping the position for now.
Jimenez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kalmisto passes into half guard.
Kalmisto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kalmisto trying to advance position but Jimenez counters by regaining guard.
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.
Jimenez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kalmisto is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jimenez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Kalmisto crashes against the mat.
Jimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalmisto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jimenez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kalmisto but great work by Jimenez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto manages to get back to half guard.
Jimenez not doing much here.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Kalmisto is defending well.
Jimenez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kalmisto moves into full guard.
Kalmisto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jimenez escapes and throws Kalmisto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kalmisto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jimenez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kalmisto has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jimenez but great work by Kalmisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalmisto! But no joy.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Kalmisto's ribs.
A jab lands there for Jimenez.
Kalmisto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalmisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez lands a really nice looking cross but Kalmisto seems unphased.
Jimenez scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jimenez eats them both and turns towards Kalmisto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalmisto can do to turn this around?
Jimenez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimenez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalmisto momentarily.
Jimenez throws a head kick but Kalmisto moves out of range.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Kalmisto connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a jab to the body
and Kalmisto counters with a low kick, right behind Jimenez 's knee.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Jimenez moves out of range as Kalmisto strikes.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Kalmisto.
Jimenez misses with a double jab.
Jimenez moves out of range as Kalmisto strikes.
Kalmisto misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalmisto.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalmisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Apophis Kalmisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Kalmisto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalmisto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalmisto moves away.
Jimenez lands a jab to the head.
Jimenez lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalmisto throws a solid leg kick but Jimenez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalmisto.
Jimenez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalmisto's hands.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Kalmisto.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Kalmisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kalmisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Kalmisto.
Jimenez connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Kalmisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
Kalmisto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jimenez connects with a right hand. Kalmisto shakes it off.
Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalmisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diogo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and Kalmisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimenez catches Kalmisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalmisto slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Kalmisto throws a head kick but Jimenez moves out of range.
Kalmisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Kalmisto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Kalmisto's ribs.
Kalmisto slips a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez looks to land a body kick but Kalmisto moved away.
Kalmisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Kalmisto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Jimenez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kalmisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jimenez closes the distance and clinches.
Kalmisto wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Kalmisto tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Kalmisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jimenez pushes Kalmisto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimenez works Kalmisto's body with a nice hook.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Kalmisto moved out of range nicely.
Kalmisto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez jabs Kalmisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jimenez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kalmisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jimenez throws a lazy head kick
and Kalmisto counters with a good low kick that Jimenez was not able to check.
Kalmisto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jimenez closes the distance and clinches.
Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Kalmisto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalmisto controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez misses with some punches.
Jimenez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jimenez working aggressively here.
Kalmisto is leaning against Jimenez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kalmisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Jimenez controls his hands.
Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalmisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimenez swings for the body but Kalmisto moves out of range.
Kalmisto throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Jimenez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalmisto momentarily.
Kalmisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kalmisto's guard.
Jimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kalmisto is keeping the position for now.
Jimenez pushing down on Kalmisto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kalmisto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalmisto keeps working.
Jimenez is looking for a kimura here.
Jimenez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kalmisto defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to pass to full mount but Kalmisto defends it.
Jimenez wants to advance to full mount but Kalmisto doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jimenez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalmisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kalmisto looking for subs off his back but Jimenez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jimenez passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimenez tries to control but Kalmisto wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kalmisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimenez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kalmisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalmisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Kalmisto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalmisto feints and then cracks Jimenez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jimenez down.
Jimenez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalmisto moves away.
Kalmisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez ducks right into an uppercut from Kalmisto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimenez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalmisto back to the cage. Jimenez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez works Kalmisto's body with a nice hook.
Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalmisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalmisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jimenez tests Kalmisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Kalmisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Kalmisto.
Kalmisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalmisto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimenez punishes Kalmisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalmisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalmisto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jimenez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalmisto momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tests Kalmisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimenez connects with a jab.
Kalmisto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalmisto stuffs the takedown attempt from Jimenez. Jimenez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Kalmisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez misses with a right hand
enabling Kalmisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimenez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kalmisto backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Kalmisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalmisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Kalmisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Kalmisto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez scores with a head kick. Kalmisto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jimenez misses with a combination
enabling Kalmisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalmisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez connects with a jab.
Jimenez scores with a hook to the body. Kalmisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jimenez misses with a hook
and Kalmisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and Kalmisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kalmisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalmisto lands with a nice body punch.
Kalmisto walks into a straight right hand from Jimenez.
Kalmisto misses with a head kick.
Kalmisto works the jab nicely.
Oh Jimenez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Kalmisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalmisto ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez seems to have got his legs back now.
Kalmisto lands an overhand right.
Kalmisto moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but Kalmisto checks it.
Kalmisto throws a big counter head kick but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
Apophis Kalmisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalmisto cracks Jimenez with a good jab.
Jimenez cracks Kalmisto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Kalmisto saw that one coming.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Kalmisto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Jimenez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kalmisto. That did some damage!
Jimenez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diogo Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalmisto is looking for a sweep. Jimenez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalmisto is looking to control Jimenez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kalmisto avoid being mounted?
Kalmisto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kalmisto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jimenez not doing much here.
Kalmisto wants to control but Jimenez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jimenez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kalmisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jimenez cracks a nice hook into Kalmisto's ribs.
Jimenez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jimenez tries to clinch but Kalmisto moves out of range.
Jimenez scores with a nice strike.
Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick
and Kalmisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez dives in and grabs Kalmisto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalmisto pushes down on Jimenez's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalmisto.
A head kick by Kalmisto misses
and Jimenez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalmisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jimenez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jimenez dips to his left and cracks Kalmisto with an uppercut!
Kalmisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jimenez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jimenez scores with a body shot.
Kalmisto ducks right into an uppercut from Jimenez.
Jimenez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kalmisto on the side of the head.
Jimenez misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalmisto feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Jimenez does it's job there.
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Kalmisto tries to counter with a clinch but Jimenez shakes him off and moves away.
Kalmisto ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalmisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jimenez misses with a hook
and Kalmisto counters with a one-two to the body.
Jimenez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Kalmisto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jimenez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalmisto counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Jimenez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kalmisto doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Diogo Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jimenez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez retains his featherweight title!
Diogo Jimenez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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