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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Casey Silk (ranked 3246 p4p, 3772 weight class) and Perov Yelisey (ranked 322 p4p, 355 weight class). Perov Yelisey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Silk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perov Yelisey!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelisey takes one to the chin there.
Silk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yelisey's head.
Yelisey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yelisey is working away from the top position though.
Silk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yelisey postures up and lands a big shot to Silk's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yelisey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yelisey chips away with some ground and pound.
Silk pulls Yelisey in close to prevent any damage.
Yelisey is in close to Silk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silk keeping full guard, as Yelisey tries to pass.
Yelisey is working Silk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silk trying to control the position.
Yelisey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yelisey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yelisey trying to control but Silk is working from the bottom.
Silk has momentary wrist control but Yelisey slips an elbow through the middle.
Yelisey scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelisey stopping the sweep attempt from Silk.
Yelisey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yelisey lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yelisey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silk controls Yelisey momentarily but Yelisey frees himself.
Yelisey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silk punching to the body, from the bottom.
Yelisey throwing strikes from guard but Silk blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yelisey is looking to work some ground and pound but Silk has wrist control.
Yelisey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yelisey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yelisey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yelisey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yelisey holds on and takes a little breather.
Yelisey wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yelisey is on top in guard.
Yelisey preventing the sweep.
Yelisey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yelisey throwing strikes but missing.
Yelisey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yelisey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silk's head.
Yelisey with a nice head shot there.
Yelisey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yelisey stands up over Silk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yelisey working some strikes from top position.
Silk working a defensive guard but Yelisey manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yelisey scoring with punches and elbows.
Silk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Perov Yelisey 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.
Silk lands a slapping body shot.
Silk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yelisey is trying to defend but Silk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yelisey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yelisey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yelisey is on top in guard.
Yelisey stands up over Silk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelisey landing with the ground and pound.
Yelisey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yelisey postures up and lands a big shot to Silk's brow.
Yelisey scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelisey is working Silk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silk working for a triangle but Yelisey defends it easily.
Yelisey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yelisey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yelisey cracks Silk with a solid left hand.
 Silk is rocked!
Yelisey postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Silk covers up, he's hurt! Yelisey keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Yelisey and the ref steps in to end the fight! Yelisey can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perov Yelisey!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Manchester (ranked 23955 p4p, 3448 weight class) and Ele Meno (ranked 439 p4p, 333 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Manchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ele Meno!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchester clinches with his opponent.
Manchester has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Meno after a bit of a struggle.
Manchester taking a breather.
Meno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manchester scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meno.
Meno scores with a sloppy right hand. Manchester should have avoided that one.
Meno's coach down at Deep waters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Meno's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Meno connects with a right hand. Manchester shakes it off.
Manchester throws a sloppy head kick and Meno moves out of range easily.
Manchester throws a sloppy head kick and Meno moves out of range easily.
Meno tries to bum rush Manchester with a series of wild strikes but Manchester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meno wants it to stay on the feet.
Meno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manchester is rocked!
Manchester misses with a head kick.
Manchester misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Meno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meno digs a good body shot into Manchester's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meno clinches up with Manchester and pushes him back against the cage.
Meno has Manchester pressed against the cage, preventing Manchester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Meno.
Meno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meno lunges at Manchester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manchester's hand.
Oh Manchester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manchester wants to clinch
and Meno counters with a stiff right hand.
Manchester with a poor takedown
and Meno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Manchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manchester darts in trying to clinch
and Meno counters with a stiff right hand.
Meno lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick from Manchester misses.
No joy there for Meno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Meno scores with a jab to the head.
Meno thuds a left hand into Manchester's body.
Manchester is breathing heavily.
Meno lands a left and a right that send Manchester crashing to the mat, dazed. Meno thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meno gets through Manchester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ele Meno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manchester darts in looking for a takedown but Meno gets double underhooks and turns Manchester into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Meno as the two fighters clinch.
Manchester is looking to control Meno's arms but Meno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manchester has his back to the cage.
Meno breaks the clinch.
Manchester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oooooh!!! Meno has knocked Manchester down with a huge combo! Meno steps away and waves a wobbly Manchester back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchester gets tackled into the cage by Meno. Meno maintains the clinch.
Meno lands a hook that snaps the head of Manchester backwards.
Manchester tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meno smiles and moves away.
Ele Meno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meno punishes Manchester's body with a nice straight punch.
Manchester looks for a takedown but Meno sprawls well.
Meno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manchester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manchester tries to bum rush Meno with a series of wild strikes but Meno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manchester doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooh!!! Meno has knocked Manchester down with a huge combo! Meno steps away and waves a wobbly Manchester back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meno lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchester tried to score with a low kick but Meno checks it.
Meno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meno takes the fight into the clinch.
Meno lands a nice shot to the body.
Meno presses Manchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Meno.
Meno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manchester takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meno has Manchester up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Meno on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manchester is trying to force a seperation but Meno has the dominant position.
Manchester jumps guard but Meno stands there with Manchester around his waist. Manchester gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meno lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ele Meno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meno lands with a good body shot.
Manchester seems to have got his legs back now.
Meno connects with a body shot.
Meno jabs Manchester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meno clinches up with Manchester and pushes him back against the cage.
Meno breaks from the clinch.
Manchester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ele Meno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meno moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meno throws a series of punches but Manchester moves out of range.
Michael Manchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meno jabs at Manchester's body.
Meno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manchester.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meno rushes Manchester with punches - Manchester moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Manchester goes down! Meno follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ele Meno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Rhat (ranked 2900 p4p, 4054 weight class) and John Robinson (ranked 381 p4p, 502 weight class). Rhat comes to the cage accompanied by Das Ist It. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Rhat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Robinson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhat moves into range and clinches up with Robinson.
Rhat has hold of one of Robinson's legs. Robinson is fighting the takedown attempt but Rhat gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rhat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rhat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rhat has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rhat throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Rhat trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Rhat is pushing down on Robinson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Robinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Rhat has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rhat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robinson wants to control but Rhat is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rhat not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Robinson sees it coming and defends easily.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Rhat is very close to passing his half guard.
Rhat is looking for a kimura but Robinson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhat to get the leverage.
Rhat passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rhat tries to control but Robinson wriggling away.
Robinson tries to hold on but Rhat postures up.
Rhat has hold of Robinson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Robinson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhat controlling his opponent.
Rhat tries to control but Robinson wriggling away.
Rhat looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rhat wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Robinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rhat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rhat tries to push Robinson's head away but Robinson is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhat is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Robinson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rhat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rhat moves to the back position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rhat's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Robinson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rhat.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rhat's arms.
Rhat is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Robinson is defending well though. Rhat let's go of the attempt for now.
Rhat working for a choke but Robinson is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson fending off the submission attempt from Rhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Rhat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Robinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rhat cracks Robinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rhat tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Rhat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Robinson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rhat is trying to control Robinson's posture but Robinson avoids it.
Rhat manages to get back to half guard.
Robinson winds up and cracks Rhat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rhat tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
Rhat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Rhat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rhat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rhat tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhat is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Robinson has his hands clasped together but Rhat extends and breaks Robinson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rhat.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Rhat!
Jim Rhat decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zahir Harden (ranked 2698 p4p, 3504 weight class) and Fenton Meeks (ranked 356 p4p, 453 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahir Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenton Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks rushes Harden and presses him up against the cage.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeks leaning against his opponent.
Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harden.
Meeks tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden is trying to pull guard but Meeks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Meeks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harden is defending well for now.
Harden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden being controlled against the cage.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Harden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harden is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks tries to land knees in the clinch but Harden avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Harden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zahir Harden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Harden blocks the leg kick.
Meeks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harden looking to score a takedown here. Meeks is defending well but Harden drives through and ends up in Meeks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meeks is trying to control the position but Harden postures up.
Meeks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Harden wants to pass the guard but Meeks is keeping the position.
Harden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harden is in close to Meeks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meeks looking for a sweep. Not yet Meeks, not yet.
Meeks trying to control the position.
Harden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Meeks controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meeks tries to clinch up.
Harden ducks under a wild hook from Meeks.
Harden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meeks, pushing him back against the cage.
Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Meeks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meeks tries to clinch but Harden moves out of range.
Meeks lands with a slapping head kick.
Harden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Meeks is looking to improve his position.
Meeks is trying to maintain the position but Harden is very close to passing his half guard.
Harden winds up and cracks Meeks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Meeks!
Harden controlling from mount.
Meeks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Harden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harden looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Harden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harden controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zahir Harden will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meeks staying out of range there.
Harden blocks a head kick by Meeks.
Harden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harden works his way into full mount!
Meeks taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harden lands a big shot there that rocks Meeks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harden raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Harden scoring with strikes but Meeks is staying in there.
Harden controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden avoids the attempt from Meeks to control.
Harden controlling from the full mount.
Harden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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.
Harden controlling the pace for now.
Meeks tries to reverse the position but Harden maintains control.
Harden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harden controlling from the full mount.
Harden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harden content just to control the position here.
Harden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee warns Meeks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harden lands a big shot there that rocks Meeks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
 Meeks is rocked!
Meeks is trying desperately to improve position.
Harden controlling the pace for now.
Harden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Meeks is bucking up trying to escape but Harden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden controlling the pace for now.
Meeks is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Harden locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Meeks is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zahir Harden!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kook Connor (ranked 2878 p4p, 2829 weight class) and Jason Dunk (ranked 379 p4p, 375 weight class). Jason Dunk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kook Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Dunk!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor swinging wildly here.
Dunk raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dunk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunk throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dunk. Connor shrugs it off though.
Connor connects with a jab.
Dunk lands a front kick.
Dunk lands a big head kick that sends Connor tumbling to the mat! Dunk takes a step backwards and waves Connor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Connor is rocked!
 It looks like Kook Connor has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor rushes Dunk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunk has Connor pressed against the cage, preventing Connor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Dunk avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunk obliges.
Connor managing to block the knees to the body from Dunk.
Dunk tries to land a knee to the head but Connor blocks with his arms.
Dunk blocks a body shot from Connor.
Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dunk lands an elbow inside that Connor shrugs off.
Connor is pressed against the cage. Dunk pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Connor! Two more big strikes from Dunk and Connor crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Dunk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morton Masters (ranked 1703 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Tobias Ball (ranked 230 p4p, 219 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morton Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Ball!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Masters misses the target.
Ball checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ball has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ball throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ball lands a body shot.
Ball ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ball lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masters walks into a left hand.
Morton Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters tries to clinch but Ball is having none of it.
Ball slips under a jab from Masters.
Ball tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masters was well out of range. Poor timing from Ball.
Ball dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ball is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masters rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Masters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ball tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masters was well out of range. Poor timing from Ball.
Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ball manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball lands with a shot to the body.
Masters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Masters misses with a left hand
and Ball counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ball throws a body shot but no joy.
Masters throws a series of punches but Ball moves out of range.
Ball blocks a jab.
Ball let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ball lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Masters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ball misses with a body shot.
Masters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ball.
Ball connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masters. Masters obviously looking to wear him down.
Ball's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ball duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Masters.
Ball throws a chopping leg kick but Masters manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ball throws a right hand that Masters ducks under and follows up with a left that Masters also avoids with ease.
Ball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ball connects with a right hand. Masters shakes it off.
Masters throws a hook but Ball avoids it easily.
Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ball manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Masters misses
and Ball counters with a left to the body.
Ball throws a series of punches but Masters moves out of range.
Ball lands a slapping body shot.
Masters scoring well with a low kick there.
Masters looks to land a combination but Ball avoids it well.
Ball looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ball fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ball avoids the head kick by Masters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball tries to keep at a distance but Masters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ball misses with a punch to the body.
Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Masters controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ball.
Ball tries a knee to the head but Masters blocks it.
Ball lands with a right to the head.
Our sources have told us that Masters has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ball gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Masters wants to control but Ball is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ball takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Masters is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Ball has latched onto it... Big trouble! Ball pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Masters is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Ball!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tobias Ball!
A victorious Tobias Ball thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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