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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan McLaughlin (ranked 5408 p4p, 25294 weight class) and Makai Calhoun (ranked 484 p4p, 508 weight class). Makai Calhoun has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan McLaughlin's chin.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Makai Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calhoun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calhoun is looking to clinch but McLaughlin is avoiding it.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch
and Calhoun counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Calhoun.
McLaughlin is working Calhoun over against the ropes.
McLaughlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 It looks like Makai Calhoun has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Calhoun 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.
McLaughlin blocks an elbow strike from Calhoun.
McLaughlin lands with a light punch inside.
Calhoun jumps guard but McLaughlin stands there with Calhoun around his waist. Calhoun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McLaughlin breaks from the clinch.
Calhoun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calhoun throws a solid leg kick but McLaughlin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Calhoun.
McLaughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin swings for the body but Calhoun moves out of range.
McLaughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLaughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calhoun manages to avoid it.
Calhoun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Calhoun looks winded!
McLaughlin batters Calhoun with a massive right followed by a huge left! Calhoun is out on his feet looking like a zombie as McLaughlin lands a final crushing right hand to drop Calhoun to the mat with a gruesome thud! McLaughlin is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan McLaughlin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Williams (ranked 3813 p4p, 5190 weight class) and Ronald Donald (ranked 384 p4p, 470 weight class). Williams comes to the ring accompanied by Bad to the Bone. Ronald Donald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kane Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronald Donald!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Donald tries to improve position but can't.
Williams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Donald is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Donald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Donald is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donald can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams trying to control the action but Donald is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Donald, who protects the arm well.
Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Donald is defending well.
Williams lands a few punches from side control.
Donald taking punishment in the form of punches.
Donald on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Williams working the ground and pound but Donald is defending the strikes.
Donald tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Donald is defending well.
Donald tries to improve position but can't.
Williams scoring with punches from side control.
Williams trying to control the position but Donald is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams working away.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Donald is looking for a sweep.
Williams tries for a kimura but Donald is defending well.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donald keeps working.
Williams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Donald is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams landing a few strikes.
Donald can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donald down.
Williams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Donald to see if he's OK.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams trying to control the action but Donald is working from the bottom.
Williams grinds an elbow into Donald's temple.
Donald takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
Donald is looking for a sweep.
Donald taking punishment in the form of punches.
Donald is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams working the ground and pound but Donald is defending the strikes.
Williams working away.
Williams scoring with punches from side control.
Donald is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams trying to control the action but Donald is working from the bottom.
Williams is chipping away with strikes.
Williams looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big shot lands for Williams! That's hurt Donald! Will he recover? Williams fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Williams!
Kane Williams decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doo Ho Choi (ranked 3057 p4p, 2859 weight class) and Pate Boxeri (ranked 204 p4p, 192 weight class). Choi comes to the ring accompanied by Superman theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doo Ho Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Boxeri!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Boxeri misses.
Boxeri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Choi lands but Boxeri takes it in his stride.
Boxeri misses with an uppercut.
Boxeri clinches up against the ropes.
Boxeri scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxeri pushes Choi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Boxeri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Come on Boxeri - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Choi is trying to break free.
Boxeri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Choi is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boxeri lands a hook that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxeri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxeri stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Choi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boxeri prevents Choi from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxeri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Choi or not.
Boxeri lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Boxeri on the inside.
Boxeri works on Choi's body with a couple of short punches.
Choi can't break the clinch.
Boxeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Choi's efforts to push away.
Boxeri keeps control of Choi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Choi is looking to control Boxeri's arms but Boxeri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Choi has his back to the ropes.
Boxeri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxeri cracks Choi with a nice body shot.
Choi is breathing heavily.
Boxeri scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxeri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxeri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Choi.
A right handed body shot lands from Boxeri.
Boxeri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxeri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Boxeri on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxeri.
 Choi is rocked!
Boxeri stalling in the clinch.
Oh Choi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boxeri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxeri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Boxeri scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Choi! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Boxeri is unloading with more strikes now! Choi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Boxeri!
An out of breath Pate Boxeri 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mfer (ranked 2105 p4p, 3413 weight class) and Shaun Murphy (ranked 227 p4p, 357 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a right hand that Mfer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mfer also avoids with ease.
Mfer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murphy manages to circle out of the way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mfer lands a right hand.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Murphy tries to break free but Mfer pushes him back against the ropes.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Mfer has the dominant position.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Murphy looks winded!
Mfer drops Murphy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Murphy is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
 Murphy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Murphy blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Mfer working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Mfer creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Murphy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Murphy drops to his knees and Mfer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Mfer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between River Waters (ranked 1380 p4p, 2869 weight class) and Rodrigo Caceres (ranked 179 p4p, 327 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, River Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Caceres!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caceres throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Waters tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Caceres is in Waters's guard.
Waters isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Caceres stacks Waters 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 Caceres!
Waters prevents Caceres from improving position.
Waters manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Caceres seems to be looking for submissions.
Caceres looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Caceres is thwarting Waters's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caceres is pressing down on Waters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waters is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Waters working for a triangle but Caceres defends it easily.
Waters working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Caceres has passed into half guard!
Caceres is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Waters wants to improve his position but Caceres is controlling well.
Waters looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Waters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caceres pulls his head out easily.
Caceres wants to free his trapped foot but Waters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Waters is trying to control but Caceres passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters gets back to half guard.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Waters manages to get to full guard.
Waters has an active guard here but Caceres has managed to pass into half guard.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caceres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Waters wants to control the action here but instead Caceres manages to pass to full mount!
Waters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Caceres wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Waters manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Waters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caceres pulls his head out easily.
Waters is in trouble now - Caceres has advanced to mount!
Caceres goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Waters is on top in guard.
Caceres is pulling down on Waters's head. It's preventing any offense from Waters, at least for the moment.
Caceres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Waters is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Caceres seems keen to control Waters's posture.
Waters stopping the sweep attempt from Caceres.
Caceres has his hands on Waters's head, controlling the position.
Caceres is continuing to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Caceres the control monster continue. Boring.
Caceres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caceres is pulling down on Waters's head. It's preventing any offense from Waters, at least for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caceres gets the takedown into side control.
Caceres tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Caceres working away.
Waters sneaks back into half guard.
Waters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caceres pulls his head out easily.
Caceres trying to pass the guard but Waters defending well.
Waters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Waters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caceres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Caceres passes into half guard.
Waters won't allow Caceres to pass to mount.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caceres tries to pass the half guard into mount. Waters knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Caceres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Caceres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caceres pushes Waters up against the ropes in a clinch.
Caceres has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Waters is trying to keep an underhook but Caceres manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Waters looking for submissions off his back.
Waters is looking for a sweep. Caceres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Waters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Caceres wants to pass the guard but Waters is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Caceres defends well.
Caceres is pushing down on Waters's leg trying to pass to half guard. Waters is fighting to maintain full guard but Caceres has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Caceres pushes past his half guard into mount!
Waters wants to hold on but Caceres pushes him away.
Rodrigo Caceres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caceres with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Waters is wriggling around trying to escape.
Waters wants to control but Caceres is having none of it.
Waters has given up his back here. Will Caceres look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Waters is defending well though. Caceres let's go of the attempt for now.
Caceres is trying to stick to Waters's back but Waters is turning into Caceres. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Caceres's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Waters.
Caceres is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Caceres looking for a sweep. Not yet Caceres, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is trying to keep Waters in close.
Caceres seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Caceres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caceres has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Caceres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
River Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caceres shoots in and gets a takedown into Waters's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to control the position but Caceres postures up.
Waters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Waters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Caceres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caceres slips nicely into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Caceres moves into full mount! Waters won't be happy about that!
Waters is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Caceres has taken his back.
Waters is in bad spot here.
Waters is working hard here to advance position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Caceres has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I really don't envy Waters right now.
Caceres looking for the choke from the back.
Caceres not allowing Waters to control his hands.
Caceres is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Waters won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Caceres off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodrigo Caceres!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Axelsen (ranked 664 p4p, 1848 weight class) and Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 29 p4p, 112 weight class). Axelsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cha Cha PT2- Freddie Dredd. Dobrosavljevic has chosen Jadakiss - The Champ Is Here as his entrance music. Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Dobrosavljevic.
 It looks like Loke Axelsen has been cut.
Axelsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Axelsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dobrosavljevic taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsen.
Dobrosavljevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axelsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axelsen works on Dobrosavljevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Dobrosavljevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dobrosavljevic fails to land.
Axelsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dobrosavljevic backwards.
Dobrosavljevic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Axelsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dobrosavljevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dobrosavljevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobrosavljevic manages to break the clinch.
Axelsen forces Dobrosavljevic back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic tries to break free but Axelsen pushes him back against the ropes.
Axelsen keeps control of Dobrosavljevic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dobrosavljevic blocks an uppercut.
Axelsen has a couple of punches blocked by Dobrosavljevic.
Axelsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dobrosavljevic blocking some punches.
Dobrosavljevic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Axelsen tries to work over Dobrosavljevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axelsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dobrosavljevic.
Dobrosavljevic tries to break the clinch but Axelsen is controlling the position.
Axelsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dobrosavljevic breaks from the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dobrosavljevic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has been cut.
Dobrosavljevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Axelsen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Axelsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dobrosavljevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Axelsen prevents Dobrosavljevic from breaking the clinch.
Axelsen has a couple of punches blocked by Dobrosavljevic.
Axelsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelsen misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Axelsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Axelsen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Axelsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dobrosavljevic's elbow.
Dobrosavljevic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Axelsen.
Axelsen tries to work over Dobrosavljevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axelsen misses with some punches.
Axelsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axelsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Axelsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Axelsen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dobrosavljevic.
Dobrosavljevic blocks an uppercut.
Axelsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dobrosavljevic.
Dobrosavljevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dobrosavljevic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a left hand
and Dobrosavljevic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Dobrosavljevic finds it's way through Axelsen's defenses.
Axelsen moves into the clinch.
Axelsen lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dobrosavljevic.
A head punch on the inside from Axelsen fails to land.
Axelsen gets through Dobrosavljevic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen scores with a shot to the side of Dobrosavljevic's head.
Axelsen works on Dobrosavljevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Dobrosavljevic looks winded!
Dobrosavljevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dobrosavljevic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Axelsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to force a seperation but Axelsen has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dobrosavljevic.
Axelsen has a couple of punches blocked by Dobrosavljevic.
Axelsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axelsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to force a seperation but Axelsen has the dominant position.
A short right from Axelsen.
Axelsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Axelsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dobrosavljevic is rocked!
Axelsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dobrosavljevic backwards.
Dobrosavljevic is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsen finish him?
Dobrosavljevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dobrosavljevic seems to have recovered his senses.
Axelsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Axelsen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dobrosavljevic! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Axelsen is unloading with more strikes now! Dobrosavljevic drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Axelsen!
A very excited looking Loke Axelsen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Russian (ranked 413 p4p, 715 weight class) and Vahid Gangster (ranked 30 p4p, 50 weight class). Gangster comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2Pac - The Warriors Way kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangster misses with a lunging right hand
and Russian counters with a left and a right that stings Gangster.
Gangster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russian.
Russian throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gangster to counter with a crisp jab.
Gangster drops Russian with a beautiful combination! Russian stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gangster is looking for the KO!
Russian is rocked!
It looks like Big Russian has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gangster ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Russian out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster is the new super heavyweight champion!
Vahid Gangster 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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