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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Pereira (ranked 2081 p4p, 3141 weight class) and Ezekiel Johnson (ranked 258 p4p, 360 weight class). Sean Pereira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ezekiel Johnson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezekiel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Ezekiel Johnson has been cut.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pereira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson looks winded!
A left and a right from Pereira both land. Nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Pereira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Pereira is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pereira finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pereira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pereira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pereira stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pereira lands with a good body shot.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira connects with a body shot.
A cross from Pereira lands.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
 Johnson is rocked!
Pereira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira cracks Johnson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Johnson falls backwards against the cage. Pereira follows up with more strikes that drop Johnson to his knees. Pereira keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Johnson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Pereira!
Post fight, Sean Pereira took to the microphone: '"American Dream"? That's not you.
And I'm going to be your nightmare!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tevita Maui (ranked 2071 p4p, 25120 weight class) and Kendrick Sosa (ranked 254 p4p, 554 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maui might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Turn Down For What. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kendrick Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maui thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sosa's head.
Maui is thwarting Sosa's attempts to control the position.
Sosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Maui not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sosa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maui is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sosa wants to control but Maui is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa wants to get back to full guard.
Sosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maui is working for a submission of some sort.
Nice strikes from Maui there.
It looks like Kendrick Sosa has been cut.
Sosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maui scores with a couple of nice shots.
The cut above Kendrick Sosa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maui. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sosa actively working from the bottom here.
Maui lands a big elbow - Sosa 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 Maui!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tevita Maui!
An out of breath Tevita Maui 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 Zark Muckerberg (ranked 350 p4p, 1661 weight class) and Anwar Hussin (ranked 47 p4p, 205 weight class). Hussin has chosen Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zark Muckerberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anwar Hussin's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zark Muckerberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anwar Hussin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muckerberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Anwar Hussin has been cut.
Muckerberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussin.
Hussin with the counter takedown but Muckerberg avoids it easily.
Hussin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muckerberg defends it well.
Muckerberg cracks Hussin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hussin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Muckerberg finish him?
Hussin is rocked!
Hussin shoots in and bounces Muckerberg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussin trying to control but Muckerberg is working from the bottom.
Hussin preventing the sweep.
Muckerberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hussin postures up.
Hussin wants to control from the top but Muckerberg keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckerberg is looking for a triangle but Hussin pushes his legs off easily.
Muckerberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muckerberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hussin is aware though and is defending well.
Hussin landing some decent shots from guard.
Muckerberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muckerberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muckerberg is trying to keep Hussin in close.
Hussin trying to control the position from guard on top but Muckerberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muckerberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muckerberg keeping moving, preventing Hussin from controlling successfully.
Muckerberg working for a triangle but Hussin defends it easily.
Hussin works over Muckerberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Hussin trying to control the position from guard on top but Muckerberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muckerberg is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hussin frees his head nicely. Oh but Muckerberg has switched to an armbar! Hussin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Zark Muckerberg!
Our winner, Zark Muckerberg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmerson Mile (ranked 468 p4p, 775 weight class) and Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 59 p4p, 91 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emmerson Mile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Mile.
Mile moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dren Jr.
Mile takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dren Jr misses with the combination.
Dren Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Mile.
Mile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mile lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Zdravko Dren Jr has been cut.
Dren Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dren Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Mile.
Mile thumps Dren Jr with a low kick.
Emmerson Mile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mile throws a head kick that misses.
Mile finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mile is looking to slow Dren Jr down with leg kicks.
Mile lands a slapping body shot.
Dren Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mile.
Dren Jr 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.
Mile keeps the fight on the outside.
Mile takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mile tries to work over Dren Jr's front leg with a kick but Dren Jr checks it.
Dren Jr misses with a looping left.
Mile appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Mile.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dren Jr checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mile connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Mile, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dren Jr missing with a left hand there. Mile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dren Jr avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mile misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dren Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mile takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from Mile misses.
Dren Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dren Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mile throws a sloppy head kick and Dren Jr moves out of range easily.
Mile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
You can see that Dren Jr has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dren Jr looks to land a right hand but Mile moved out of range.
Dren Jr swings for the body but Mile moves out of range.
Mile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dren Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dren Jr throws a big counter head kick but Mile avoids it with no problem.
Dren Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dren Jr throws a looping overhand right but Mile ducks down to avoid it.
Mile plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dren Jr swings for the body but Mile moves out of range.
Mile jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr throws a leg kick but Mile moved away.
Mile appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mile misses with a shot to the body
and Dren Jr counters by clinching up.
Dren Jr lands a nice elbow.
Mile makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mile tries to land a leg kick but Dren Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Dren Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dren Jr misses with an uppercut. Mile saw that one coming.
Mile attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dren Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dren Jr blocks a leg kick.
Mile throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emmerson Mile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Dren Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dren Jr throws a leg kick but Mile moved away.
Mile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dren Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dren Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mile with a body shot.
Mile wants to land a leg kick but Dren Jr is out of range.
Dren Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mile.
Mile connects with a leg kick.
Mile is looking to wear down Dren Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mile throws a leg kick which misses Dren Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Dren Jr tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dren Jr 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 Mile has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mile and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mile feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mile staying out of range there.
Dren Jr takes a swing at Mile's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mile.
Mile lands a leg kick that knocks Dren Jr off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mile 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 Dren Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dren Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mile throws a solid leg kick but Dren Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mile.
Mile throws a leg kick
and Dren Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Dren Jr blocks a head kick by Mile.
Mile lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dren Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mile counters with an outside leg kick.
Dren Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mile takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Mile counters with a good low kick that Dren Jr was not able to check.
Both fighters circling a little - Mile finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dren Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mile keeps the fight on the outside.
Dren Jr throws a shot from downtown. Mile moves away and avoids it.
Dren Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mile. Mile obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Mile.
Mile shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mile scores with a head kick.
Mile connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mile moves away.
Mile lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dren Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mile throws a leg kick but Dren Jr moved away.
A low kick lands for Mile.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mile.
Dren Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Mile moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Dren Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mile throws out a leg kick but Dren Jr moves out of range and Mile only half commits.
Dren Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mile throws a low kick, looking for Dren Jr's leg but Dren Jr calmly moves out of range.
Dren Jr throws a head kick that Mile semi-blocks.
Dren Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Dren Jr backs away, Mile returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mile - that will leave a mark!
Dren Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dren Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Dren Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dren Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Mile steps away.
Mile lands with a slapping head kick.
Mile tries a low kick but Dren Jr avoids it.
Mile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emmerson Mile dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Dren Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mile lands a leg kick that knocks Dren Jr off balance momentarily.
Mile wants to land a leg kick but Dren Jr is out of range.
Dren Jr wants to counter the offense by Mile and move into the clinch position.
No joy there for Dren Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dren Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mile was well out of range. Poor timing from Dren Jr.
Dren Jr tries to clinch but Mile moves out of range.
Dren Jr misses the shot to the body.
Mile thows a body kick. Dren Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mile moves out of range as Dren Jr strikes.
It appears Mile was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mile throws a head kick but Dren Jr moves out of range.
Mile throws a head kick that misses.
Dren Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mile moves away.
Mile is looking to land body kicks.
Mile wants to slow Dren Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Mile throws a body shot but no joy.
Mile dodges the punch combination from Dren Jr.
Mile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dren Jr's sensitive parts.
Dren Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dren Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mile.
Mile lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dren Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Dren Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mile can pounce on him.
Mile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dren Jr can do to turn this around?
Dren Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dren Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Emmerson Mile is winning the standup battle so far.
Dren Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zdravko Dren Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mile looks for the body kick but Dren Jr saw that one coming.
Dren Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mile will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mile tries to land a front kick but Dren Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Dren Jr misses
and Mile counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dren Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dren Jr throws a right and a left that Mile avoids nicely.
Dren Jr checks a leg kick.
Dren Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick by Mile misses
and Dren Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Dren Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dren Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mile.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mile throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Mile is predictable there
and Dren Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dren Jr lands an elbow inside that Mile shrugs off.
Dren Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dren Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dren Jrs head.
Mile avoids a wild elbow strike from Dren Jr.
Mile misses with some punches.
Emmerson Mile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dren Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dren Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dren Jr checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mile throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dren Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zdravko Dren Jr.
I think Mile has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmerson Mile!
After the fight, Emmerson Mile was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Krylov (ranked 170 p4p, 391 weight class) and Jasper Leeuwenhoek (ranked 21 p4p, 49 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Krylov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasper Leeuwenhoek!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeuwenhoek gets a takedown into half guard.
Krylov's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Leeuwenhoek is controlling the pace.
Krylov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Krylov trying to hold on to Leeuwenhoek's head to control him but Leeuwenhoek postures up.
Krylov gets full guard.
Leeuwenhoek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leeuwenhoek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leeuwenhoek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Leeuwenhoek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek stopping the sweep attempt from Krylov.
Leeuwenhoek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leeuwenhoek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leeuwenhoek preventing the sweep.
Krylov has his foot on Leeuwenhoek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leeuwenhoek works his way back into a safe position though.
Leeuwenhoek wants to pass the guard but Krylov is keeping the position.
Krylov looking to control.
Krylov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Krylov keeping moving, preventing Leeuwenhoek from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krylov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leeuwenhoek defends it easily.
Krylov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Leeuwenhoek has passed into half guard!
Krylov wants to get back to full guard.
Krylov wants to get back to full guard but Leeuwenhoek has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leeuwenhoek 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Leeuwenhoek presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Leeuwenhoek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Krylov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Krylov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leeuwenhoek content just to control the position here.
Krylov is squirming around, avoiding Leeuwenhoek's attempts to control the action.
That's four 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.
Krylov can't escape the position.
Leeuwenhoek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leeuwenhoek controlling from mount.
Krylov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Jasper Leeuwenhoek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Krylov.
Leeuwenhoek shoots in and bounces Krylov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Krylov keeping moving, preventing Leeuwenhoek from controlling successfully.
Leeuwenhoek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krylov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leeuwenhoek postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Leeuwenhoek stacks Krylov 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 Leeuwenhoek!
Krylov is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek working away.
Jasper Leeuwenhoek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krylov looking for a sweep but Leeuwenhoek has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Leeuwenhoek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krylov is looking to escape.
Krylov is desperately trying to improve his position but Leeuwenhoek has a good base and remains in mount.
Krylov tries to hold on but Leeuwenhoek pushes him away.
Krylov can't escape the position.
Leeuwenhoek controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov is working to get back to half guard.
Leeuwenhoek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krylov is working hard here to advance position.
Krylov wants to control but Leeuwenhoek is having none of it.
Leeuwenhoek content just to control the position here.
Krylov tries to reverse the position but Leeuwenhoek maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek looking to control and managing it successfully.
Krylov has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Leeuwenhoek's lack of action.
Krylov actively working from the bottom here.
Krylov is not content to let Leeuwenhoek control the position.
Krylov is looking for a sweep. Leeuwenhoek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leeuwenhoek works his way into full mount!
Krylov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leeuwenhoek content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Leeuwenhoek has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Krylov is desperately trying to improve his position but Leeuwenhoek has a good base and remains in mount.
Leeuwenhoek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Krylov is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Jasper Leeuwenhoek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leeuwenhoek gets a double leg takedown into Krylov's guard.
Leeuwenhoek trying to control the position from guard on top but Krylov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krylov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Leeuwenhoek rolls with it to try and escape but Krylov cranks on the arm and Leeuwenhoek is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Krylov!
Anton Krylov retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Krylov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 53 p4p, 255 weight class) and Ante Petric (ranked 9 p4p, 33 weight class). Jang Jai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Snake Shadow. Wang Jang Jai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ante Petric's chin.
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Wang Jang Jai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jang Jai looks to score with a jab to the body but Petric is just out of range.
Petric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jang Jai to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jang Jai moves away.
Jang Jai throws a lazy uppercut
and Petric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jang Jai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petric with a nice cross.
Jang Jai misses with a body shot
and Petric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jang Jai throws an off balance right hand
letting Petric counter with a right hand.
Jang Jai connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai slips under a jab from Petric.
Jang Jai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petric slips a straight right by Jang Jai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric walks into a left hand.
A big right from Jang Jai misses.
Good shot there by Jang Jai.
Petric has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jang Jai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jang Jai throws out the jab.
Petric throws a hook but Jang Jai avoids it easily.
Jang Jai throws a nice looking combination but Petric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jang Jai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jang Jai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jang Jai walks into a stiff left hand from Petric.
Jang Jai throws a shot from downtown. Petric moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Petric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang Jai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jang Jai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jang Jai cracks Petric with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Petric looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jang Jai finish him?
Petric is rocked!
That has opened up Ante Petric's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut. Petric saw that one coming.
Jang Jai is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Petric like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Petric from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wang Jang Jai!
Wang Jang Jai retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Wang Jang Jai 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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