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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Pfanne (ranked 5970 p4p, 24903 weight class) and Ulli Muhammad (ranked 513 p4p, 550 weight class). Ulli Muhammad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulli Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfanne cracks Muhammad with an open hand slap.
Pfanne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Muhammad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Muhammad can't do much from the bottom here.
Pfanne working the ground and pound from side control.
Muhammad wants to control but Pfanne postures up.
Pfanne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muhammad on the ground.
Pfanne working the head and body with strikes.
 Muhammad is rocked!
Muhammad stops Pfanne from passing to mount.
Pfanne is putting a hurting on Muhammad here, landing some big shots from side control.
Muhammad is still in real trouble! Can Pfanne finish him?
Muhammad is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pfanne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pfanne slips a nice elbow through Muhammad's hands, connecting with Muhammad's forehead.
Pfanne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pfanne lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Muhammad! More strikes land and this one is all over! Pfanne jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Pfanne!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Bennet (ranked 3699 p4p, 5751 weight class) and Alija Omercic (ranked 405 p4p, 459 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Alija Omercic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omercic throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Omercic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bennet tries to keep at a distance but Omercic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Omercic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic stalling the fight.
Omercic tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Omercic.
Bennet tries to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling the position.
Bennet tries to work over Omercic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Omercic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Omercic lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omercic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet letting Omercic take a breather here.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet is trying to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling him.
Bennet letting Omercic take a breather here.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omercic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Omercic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Omercic scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Omercic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Bennet wants to break free but Omercic has control.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've been informed that Omercic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Omercic lands with a short shot to the head.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bennet can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic just leaning against Bennet, taking a breather.
Bennet is trying to break the clinch but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Omercic lands a left hand.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet tries a body shot but Omercic blocks it.
Omercic tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
A right handed body shot lands from Bennet.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet has had enough of the clinch but Omercic keeps him there for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic prevents Bennet from breaking the clinch.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic taking a breather.
Omercic is struggling to control the position.
Bennet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
That's eight 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.
Omercic can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Omercic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Omercic wants to clinch but Bennet slips to the side
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omercic scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennet should have avoided that one.
Omercic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Omercic has Bennet up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Omercic.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bennet can't break the clinch.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bennet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet is trying to break free.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alija Omercic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Omercic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Omercic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Bennet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Omercic staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Omercic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Omercic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Omercic tries to clinch there but Bennet circles away.
Omercic lands with a nice combination. Bennet backs away looking to recover.
Omercic instigates a clinch.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Omercic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Omercic can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Omercic prevents Bennet from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Bennet wants to break free but Omercic has control.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Omercic 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.
Omercic tries to stall but Bennet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic slows down the pace here.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet takes a shot to the head.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Omercic lands with a short shot to the head.
Omercic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Bennet working aggressively here.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic lands with a left to the head.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet tries a body shot but Omercic blocks it.
Omercic tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Omercic back against the cage.
Bennet letting Omercic take a breather here.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alija Omercic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bennet tries to work over Omercic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Omercic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Bennet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omercic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's six 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.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Omercic.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Omercic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omercic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omercic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Omercic as Bennet tries to tie him up.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Omercic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Omercic.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Omercic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Omercic is struggling to control the position.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Bennet tries to break free but Omercic pushes him back against the cage.
Omercic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Omercic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colt Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Omercic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic is looking to control Bennet's arms but Bennet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Omercic has his back to the cage.
Omercic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alija Omercic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Omercic 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Alija Omercic!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Alija Omercic!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Alija Omercic!
Alija Omercic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 2870 p4p, 3771 weight class) and Monty Burns (ranked 328 p4p, 406 weight class). Randriamaholison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Careless Whisper (Remastered). Monty Burns is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boniface Randriamaholison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monty Burns!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Randriamaholison.
Burns tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Randriamaholison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns with the counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it easily.
Randriamaholison moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Randriamaholison defends it well.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Randriamaholison is looking to clinch.
Burns tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Randriamaholison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Randriamaholison.
Burns with the counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it easily.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randriamaholison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randriamaholison doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Randriamaholison. Randriamaholison maintains the clinch.
Randriamaholison drops Burns with a big knee straight up the middle! Burns is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 It looks like Monty Burns has been cut.
Randriamaholison clinches up against the cage.
Randriamaholison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns is trying to drag Randriamaholison to the mat but Randriamaholison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Randriamaholison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Randriamaholison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Randriamaholison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns is working for takedown but Randriamaholison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boniface Randriamaholison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monty Burns.
Randriamaholison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randriamaholison drops Burns with a big knee straight up the middle! Burns is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Burns is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison is looking to clinch.
Randriamaholison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Randriamaholison lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Burns out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Boniface Randriamaholison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Cartwright (ranked 2597 p4p, 3061 weight class) and Topi Taunus (ranked 303 p4p, 353 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conrad Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Topi Taunus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Taunus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taunus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taunus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartwright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taunus keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright distracts Taunus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cartwright cracks Taunus with a solid left hand.
Taunus wants to stand and escape but Cartwright is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cartwright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cartwright is in close to Taunus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taunus is rocked!
Cartwright passes Taunus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taunus is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Cartwright is working for a submission of some sort.
Cartwright lands a big elbow - Taunus is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Cartwright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conrad Cartwright!
An out of breath Conrad Cartwright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hevel (ranked 1536 p4p, 2879 weight class) and Trayvon Lewis (ranked 197 p4p, 352 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Hevel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lewis misses with a body shot
and Hevel counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Hevel misses
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.
Lewis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hevel keeps working.
Lewis cracks Hevel with a big elbow.
Hevel holding on.
Lewis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hevel is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lewis wants to control but Hevel is keeping him busy.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hevel trying to control but Lewis flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lewis looking for the RNC.
Hevel wants to control his opponent's hands but Lewis gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throwing sloppy strikes.
Lewis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hevel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hevel for a finish.
Hevel trying to control the position but Lewis manages to sink in the hooks.
Hevel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A lull in the action here.
Hevel wants to control his opponent's hands but Lewis gets his hands free.
Lewis throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Will Lewis go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Even with his hooks in, Lewis manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hevel avoids the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis keeps control of the position easily here as Hevel tries to buck him off.
Lewis thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lewis missing with punches from the back.
Lewis misses with an elbow to the head.
Lewis keeps control of the position easily here as Hevel tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hevel tries to roll but Lewis sticks to his back.
Lewis lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Lewis misses with a punch to the head.
Hevel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lewis misses with punches from the back.
Hevel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lewis gets his way!
Hevel avoids the strikes from Lewis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hevel covering up well and avoiding damage.
Hevel takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Lewis wants to control but Hevel is keeping busy.
Lewis throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Lewis not allowing Hevel to control his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hevel tries to escape the position.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Hevel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lewis's arms.
Hevel is trapped and Lewis is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Lewis throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Lewis looking to break Hevel's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hevel remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lewis will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Lewis lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hevel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lewis has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hevel is defending well but eventually Lewis manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hevel has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trayvon Lewis!
Trayvon Lewis is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Houston (ranked 1659 p4p, 2874 weight class) and Alpyurek Sanli (ranked 229 p4p, 375 weight class). Alpyurek Sanli will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Houston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alpyurek Sanli!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Houston.
Sanli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Alpyurek Sanli has been cut.
Houston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hank Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanli to the mat! Sanli manages to get full guard.
Houston looking to pass the guard.
Sanli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Houston wants to control from the top but Sanli keeps moving.
Sanli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houston throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanli's head.
Sanli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Houston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Houston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Houston is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanli has wrist control.
Houston is stalling in the full guard.
Houston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houston with a nice head shot there.
Sanli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Houston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Houston throwing strikes from guard but Sanli blocks nicely.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Houston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Houston wants to control from the top but Sanli keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanli throws a low kick but Houston moves out of range easily.
Houston misses with a left hand
and Sanli counters with a leg kick.
Sanli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Houston is out of range and Sanli settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Sanli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanli throws a leg kick which misses Houston's front leg but catches the back leg as Houston tries to avoid it.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Sanli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Houston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston tries to score with a low kick but Sanli moves his leg out of the way.
Houston misses with a hook
and Sanli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston cracks Sanli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Houston scores with a shot to the body.
Sanli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanli's head.
Houston scores with a jab. Sanli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Houston lands a nice looking body shot.
Houston digs a good hook to Sanli's body.
Houston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanli counters with a body kick that stops Houston in his tracks momentarily.
Houston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Houston misses with a straight left.
Sanli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alpyurek Sanli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanli throws a leg kick
and Houston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Houston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanli! But no joy.
Houston misses with an uppercut
and Sanli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Houston's knee momentarily.
Houston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Houston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Houston misses with a right hand
and Sanli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Houston's knee momentarily.
Sanli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanli throws a big counter head kick but Houston avoids it with no problem.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Houston connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanli some visible discomfort.
Sanli taking a bit of punishment here - Houston scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Sanli's face as Houston controls the position.
Sanli dodges the ground and pound from Houston.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanli taking punishment in the form of punches.
Houston grinds an elbow into Sanli's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanli can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Houston sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanli is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Houston working the head and body with strikes.
Houston in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sanli is letting Houston control him for a moment.
Houston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sanli to see if he's OK.
Houston cracks Sanli with a big right hand but Sanli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Houston scores with a couple of short elbows.
Houston lands an elbow.
Houston advances to mount.
Houston working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanli is rocked!
That has opened up Alpyurek Sanli's cut even more.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Houston! Sanli is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hank Houston!
Hank Houston retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Hank Houston made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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